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TABLE 3.

Susceptibility of PCM mice to E. coli O157:H7 strain N-9

Mice fed with^a:	Inoculum size (CFU)	Mortality (%) at 10 days postinfection^b
Mice fed with^a:	Inoculum size (CFU)	N-9	SM^rN-9
Low-protein diet	2 × 10⁵	55	50
	2 × 10⁶	90	85
	2 × 10⁷	95	90
Full-protein diet	2 × 10⁵	0	0
	2 × 10⁶	0	0
	2 × 10⁷	0	0

Groups of 10 mice were given either a low-protein diet (PCM group) or a full-protein diet from 2 weeks before and during the experiment.

Experiments were repeated four times, and the mortality rate is expressed as the mean of four tests.