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From: Pretreatment with probiotics Enterococcus faecium NCIMB 11181 attenuated Salmonella Typhimurium-induced gut injury through modulating intestinal microbiome and immune responses with barrier function in broiler chickens

Fig. 2

A TUNEL assay in the ileum sections after 7 days of Salmonella Typhimurium (ST) infection in broiler chickens from (a) the NC group, (b) the PC group, (c) the EF group, and (d) the PEF group. The blue color represents the live cells in the jejunal villus, and the brown color represents the apoptotic cells. The red arrow points out a typical TUNEL-positive cell. Magnification = 200 × . NC  non-infected and untreated negative control, PC ST-infected positive control without probiotics addition, EF  E. faecium-treated group without ST infection, PEF both E. faecium-treated and ST-infected group. ST Salmonella Typhimurium

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