FIG. 2.
Hematological analysis of 129S6 (black columns) and 129S6-Slc11a1tm1Mcg (white columns) mice following an intravenous challenge with 1,000 CFU of S. enterica serovar Enteritidis. The total numbers of RBC (A) and WBC (B), as well as the levels of circulating monocytes (C), lymphocytes (D), and PMNs (E) were evaluated in naive (day 0) and infected (days 10 and 42) animals. The data are expressed as the mean of the total number of cells per milliliter ± the standard error of the mean for groups of two to six control and infected animals, respectively. An asterisk indicates a significant difference in a hematological parameter between the two strains of mice (P < 0.05).