FIG. 5.

Linear relationship between log₁₀ inoculum size and dCGI1000 for S strain isolates of M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis, estimated by inverse weighted regression. Inoculum sizes were based on MPN estimations determined with dilutions in PBST. The 95% confidence limits (cl) and 95% prediction limits (pl) for estimates made from a single BACTEC vial are shown. (a) For cultures and tissues: log₁₀ inoculum size = 8.59 − 0.185 dCGI1000 (b) For feces and soil: log₁₀ inoculum size = 9.25 − 0.185 dCGI1000