TABLE 2.
Infecting organism | No. of positive mice/no. testeda
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H. bilis P17 | H. hepaticus P25 | H. muridarum P30 | H. rodentium Hr1201f/1357r | H. typhlonius Ht163f/262r | |
H. bilis | 20/20 | 0/20 | 0/20 | 0/20 | 0/20 |
H. hepaticus | 0/20 | 20/20 | 0/20 | 0/20 | 0/20 |
PCR was performed using DNA from three tissues: liver, cecum, and cecal mucosal scraping. A mouse was considered PCR positive if any one or all of the tissues were positive.