Fig. 1: Blastocystis ST1 colonization does not cause any harmful effects on normal healthy mice. | npj Biofilms and Microbiomes

Fig. 1: Blastocystis ST1 colonization does not cause any harmful effects on normal healthy mice.

From: Colonization with ubiquitous protist Blastocystis ST1 ameliorates DSS-induced colitis and promotes beneficial microbiota and immune outcomes

Fig. 1

a Experimental design. b Scanning electron microscopy of colon and cecum tissues from ST1-colonized and un-colonized mice, ST1 are indicated with a red asterisk (*). Scale bar = 1 μm. c Blastocystis ST1 cells per milligram of stool in ST1-colonized mice. Weight changes (d) and DAI (e) between control and ST1-colonized mice. f Representative micrographs of H&E-stained colon sections, colon length, and colonic histological scores from un-colonized and ST1-colonized mice. Scale bar = 100 μm. Data are shown as the mean ± SEM. Significance was determined by two-sided unpaired Student’s t test (ns non-significant).

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