Table 1 Number of sacrified chickens, trials and total replications

1

1

Colonisation pattern after infection with different concentrations of C. jejuni 11168

+

+

9

2-3

6-9

1

2

Colonisation pattern after infection of CIEC with three different C. jejuni strains

+

8

3

9

1

3

IL-1β and IL-6 mRNA expression in CIEC after C. jejuni infection

+

3

1

5-7

2

4

Agar Well Diffusion Assay

0

1

3

3

5

Influence of incubation time point of probiotic candidates on colonisation of CIEC by C. jejuni 11168

+

5

2

6

3

6

Influence of incubation time point of probiotic candidates on colonisation of Caco2 cells by C. jejuni 11168

+

0

2

6

3

7

Influence of probiotic candidates on colonisation of CIEC by different C. jejuni strains

+

6

2

6

3

8

Influence of probiotic concentration on colonisation of CIEC by C. jejuni 11168

+

7

2

6