Preliminary Investigations on the Therapeutic Efficacy and Safety of Mixed Probiotic Lactic Acid Bacteria on Albino Rats Challenged with Shigella dysenteriae

Table 5

Physical assessment of albino rats after inducing with Shigella dysenteriae and treating with lactic acid bacteria.

Group	Rectal temp (°C)	Frequency of stooling	Texture of stool	Feed conversion ratio (g)	Inference
Negative control		Normal	Brown and hard pellets	60.00	No diarrhea
Positive control		More frequent	Light brown and loose	30.26	Diarrhea
Treatment 1		Normal	Light brown and soft pellets	41.60	No diarrhea
Treatment 2		Normal	Dark brown and hard pellets	44.90	No diarrhea
Treatment 3		Normal	Dark brown and hard pellets	52.10	No diarrhea