Figure 4: Using flow cytometry to analyze the populations of Th1 and Th17 cells.

The percentages of Th1 cells of mice in the RP group were significantly higher than the corresponding values in the controls (mock and HK-SG groups) (P = 0.041) while the values did not significantly differ between the mock and HK-SG groups (A). The percentages of Th17 cells of mice in the RP, mock, and HK-SG groups were significantly higher than that of the control group (P = 0.013), while the values did not significantly differ between the RP, mock, and HK-SG groups (B). Values followed by different capital letters differ significantly among the Control, MOCK, HK-SG, and RP groups. RP: recombinant phage, MOCK: wild-type phage; HK-SG: heat-killed S. globosa.