FIG. 3.

SiiE contributes to intestinal colonization in cattle. (A) Mean rectal temperature responses and mean numbers of bacteria recovered per gram of feces following infection with either the parental strain or the ΔsiiE mutant strain for 6 days. Each bar or datum point is presented with the standard error of the mean *, P of <0.05. (B) Mean numbers of bacteria of the parental strain or the ΔsiiE mutant strain recovered per gram of tissue. Each bar is presented with the standard error of the mean.