TABLE 2.

Kinetics of NMFTA1 growth and dissemination to reticuloendothelial organs^a

Day after infection	Log10F. tularensis cells/organ (CFU)c
	Lung	Spleen	Liver
0	2.30 ± 0.10	<2.30b	<2.30
1	4.98 ± 0.04	<2.30	<2.30
2	6.52 ± 0.05	3.40 ± 0.18	3.57 ± 0.15
3	7.47 ± 0.12	6.18 ± 0.56	6.33 ± 0.44
4	8.53 ± 0.10	9.08 ± 0.25	7.66 ± 0.17

^aBALB/c mice were inoculated i.n. with approximately 200 CFU of NMFTA1. Three mice were killed on the day of infection (day 0) and four mice were killed every day thereafter to determine the bacterial burdens in the indicated organs.

^bThe limit of detection was 200 CFU.

^cData are means ± standard deviations.