Probiotics improve survival of septic rats by suppressing conditioned pathogens in ascites

Figure 3 Comparison of predominant bacterial populations in ascites between sepsis and probiotics treated groups. Probiotics (1 dose) or vehicle treatment started 6 h later and thereafter administered once a day for 3 d. Bacterial genomic DNA was extracted and analysed by quantitative real-time PCR as described previously. The population of Escherichia coli (A), Enterococcus faecalis (B) and Staphylococcus aureus (C) were compared between two groups (^aP < 0.05 vs septic model group).