Figure 4. The Effect of the S66N Mutation on Pathogenicity in Mice.
(A) Eight mice were inoculated with recombinant wt 1918 virus at 102, 103, 104, 105, or 106 PFU, and their weights were measured every day. Average weights are represented in the graph.
(B) Eight mice were inoculated with recombinant 1918 S66N virus at 102,103, 104, 105, or 106 PFU, and their weights were measured every other day. Average weights are represented in the graph.
(C) Effect of S66N mutation on mouse lung titers in r1918 virus. Virus titers from lung homogenates were measured from 3 mice infected per time point with r1918 or r1918 S66N virus at days 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, and 8 after inoculation. Error bars represent 1 standard deviation.
