Effects of the viability of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG on rotavirus infection in neonatal rats

Table 1 Classification of diarrhea

Healthy control group (n = 5)	RV control group (n = 6)	Dead GG group (n = 6)	Live GG group (n = 6)
0	0	2	3
0	1	2	2
0	2	2	2
0	1	3	3
0	2	2	3
NA1	1	1	1

There was no statistically significant difference between groups.

¹Animal deceased during the experiment due to technical error in dosing. RV: Rotavirus; NA: Not analyzed.

Table 2 Number of rotavirus polymerase chain reaction-positive samples in the indicated test groups

Group	RV PCR-positive samples
	Plasma	Small intestine	Colon	Feces
Healthy control group	0/5	0/5	0/5	0/5
RV control group	6/6	5/6	6/6	5/6
Dead GG group	6/6	4/6	6/6	4/6
Live GG group	6/6	2/6	6/6	3/6

Samples with cycle threshold (CT)-values < 45 were regarded as positive. RV: Rotavirus; PCR: Polymerase chain reaction.