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. 2005 Mar;73(3):1811–1819. doi: 10.1128/IAI.73.3.1811-1819.2005

FIG. 3.

FIG. 3.

In vivo growth curves of S. aureus RN6390, S. aureus Newman, S. epidermidis 1457, and their isogenic ica mutants in the guinea pig model. (A) Number of viable counts (CFU/ml) in exudates of tissue cages at the time of bacterial challenge at 0 days (0d), 2d, 6d, and 8d after S. aureus inoculation and 2d, 6d, 8d, 10d, 12d, and 16d after S. epidermidis inoculation. Each value is the mean ± standard deviation for six to eight cages from three or four independent experiments. (B) Number of bacteria attached to the catheters in the tissue cages at 2d and 8d after inoculation with S. aureus RN6390 or S. aureus Newman and additionally at 16d after S. epidermidis 1457 inoculation. Each value is the mean ± standard deviation for six to eight cages from three independent experiments.