Fig. 3From: Enterococcus faecium NCIMB 10415 administration improves the intestinal health and immunity in neonatal piglets infected by enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli K88Effect of E. faecium on the intestinal histomorphology and number of goblet cells in the jejunum of piglets challenged with Escherichia coli (ETEC) K88. a, villous height; b, crypt depth; c, the ratio of villous height:crypt depth (VCR); d, number of goblet cells; e-h, Representative micrographs of goblet cell staining carried out on paraformaldehyde-fixed sections from the jejunum (100× magnification) of piglets challenged with ETEC K88 (e, CON-ETEC; f, PRO-ETEC; g, CON+ETEC; h, PRO+ETEC). -ETEC, infusing the essential medium; +ETEC, infusing the Escherichia coli; CON, control group; PRO, Enterococcus faecium-supplemented group; VCR, Villous height:crypt depth ratio. Values are means, with their standard errors represented by vertical bars (n = 8). a,bMeans values with different superscript letters are significantly different (P < 0.05). For VCR (c), the superscript letters referred to significant effect of ETECBack to article page