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Table 1 Indigenous small bowel microflora in rats Bacterial species found in the terminal ileum of sham operated animals and ischemic and non-ischemic rats after intraluminal injection of GFP-uv E. coli (E. coli = Escherichia coli; Past. = Pasteurella; Strept. = Streptococcus; S. = Staphylococcus; Bac. = Bacillus).

From: Microscopy of bacterial translocation during small bowel obstruction and ischemia in vivo – a new animal model

 

stool from the terminal ileum

stool from obstructed terminal ileum

Species

Sham operated

non-ischemic obstruction

ischemic obstruction

non-ischemic obstruction

ischemic obstruction

GFP-E. coli

-

-

-

+

+

E. coli

+

+

+

+

+

S. aureus

+

+

+

+

+

Strept. spp.

+

+

+

+

+

Past. spp.

+

+

+

+

+

Bac. spp.

+

+

+

+

+