Table 3.

Summary of mean bacterial counts for each treated group in experiment 1

	Days of punch biopsy postescharectomy (mean CFU/g)
Group*	Day 0	Day 4	Day 8	Day 12	Day 16	Day 20
I	8.4 × 102	2.48 × 103	1.49 × 104	1.63 × 104	3.71 × 104	8.04 × 103
II	2.92 × 107	8.96 × 106	4.88 × 105	1.39 × 105	1.68 × 105	2.12 × 104
III	3.12 × 107	1.39 × 105	3.6 × 104	3.24 × 104	5.28 × 104	5.16 × 103
IV	2.42 × 107	1.72 × 105	1.31 × 103	4.92 × 103	8.8 × 102	1.0 × 101
IVb	9.52 × 107	3.36 × 107	1.28 × 105	1.51 × 104	2.05 × 103	1.5 × 102
V	1.56 × 108	1.37 × 105	8.6 × 104	2.05 × 104	6.36 × 103	3.12 × 103
VI	2.45 × 107	1.44 × 105	1.25 × 105	6.14 × 104	3.56 × 104	1.38 × 104
VII	2.01 × 108	1.45 × 105	5.8 × 104	9.75 × 104	3.89 × 104	9.7 × 103
VIII	6.52 × 107	3.75 × 106	2.4 × 104	NG†	NG	NG

*Five animals per group.

^†NG indicates no growth.