Original Article
Copyright ©2012 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Mar 14, 2012; 18(10): 1038-1047
Published online Mar 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i10.1038
Table 1 Bacterial culture of biliary duct tissues from hepatic graft in the different groups
Bacterial speciesSGT group (n = 2)AGT group (n = 8)
Escherichia coli2/28/8
Enterococcus2/28/8
Staphylococcus aureu1/20/8
Proteus vulgaris0/28/8
Streptococcus agalactiae0/26/8
Proteus mirabilis0/25/8
There is rare bacterial colony in the normal group (n = 4). SGT group (n = 2): Syngeneic transplant of BN-BN rats; AGT group (n = 8): Allogeneic transplant of LEW-BN rats.
Table 2 Bacterial counts of colorectal contents in the different groups (log10 CFU/g, mean ± SD)
GroupNormal groupSGT groupAGT group
Enterococcus7.98 ± 0.928.51 ± 0.468.76 ± 1.93ad
Enterobacteria8.90 ± 1.449.43 ± 0.6910.18 ± 1.64ad
Bifidobacterium9.62 ± 1.608.95 ± 0.047.83 ± 0.72ad
Lactobacillus9.93 ± 1.109.02 ± 1.148.87 ± 0.13ad
CFU/g: Colony-forming unit per gram colorectal content; Normal group (n = 8): Normal BN rats without any drug or operations; SGT group (n = 8): Syngeneic transplant of BN-BN rats; AGT group (n = 8): Allogeneic transplant of LEW-BN rats.
aP < 0.05 vs SGT group;
dP < 0.01 vs normal group.