FIG. 7.

C. jejuni F38011 mouse variant exhibits the same survival kinetics and host response phenotype as the C. jejuni F38011 wild-type isolate in mice. The wild-type C. jejuni F38011 and F38011 mouse variant were intraperitoneally injected into separate cohorts of mice. At each time point, mice were euthanized, and samples were subjected to various analyses. Panel A shows the total CFU recovered from the splenic homogenates. Panel B shows the mean weights of spleens from the C. jejuni- and sham-injected mice. Panel C shows the ex vivo proliferation of splenocytes from C. jejuni- and sham-injected mice.