TABLE 2.

Quantitative infection after s.c. inoculation of non-iron-dextran-treated mice

V. vulnificus strain	CFU of inoculuma	Infection inb:
		Skin	Spleen	Liver
LL728	1.9 × 106	7.6 ± 0.36	3.6 ± 1.8	4.6 ± 1.7
2400112	1.4 × 107	7.4 ± 0.33	<3.8 ± 2.0d	<4.7 ± 2.1d
VV1009	1.4 × 106	7.8 ± 0.44	4.7 ± 1.4	6.2 ± 0.86
MLT403	4.3 × 107	7.6 ± 0.29	<2.8 ± 1.0d	<3.7 ± 1.4d
MLT367	1.5 × 108	—c	—	—
MLT365	1.5 × 108	—	—	—

^an = 5 for all groups except strain LL728, for which n = 4. 

^bValues are means ± standard deviations for CFU recovered from homogenized tissues of mice with visible signs of infection, and values are reported in the following units: for skin and liver, in log₁₀ CFU per gram, and for spleen, in log₁₀ CFU total. 

^c—, mice inoculated with MLT365 and MLT367 did not exhibit any symptoms and had no recoverable CFU from homogenized tissues. 

^dMinimum detectable level was used for tissues without recovered CFU, even though mice were visibly infected.