Figure 4. T5KO-L mice have an increased bacterial burden.

Feces or indicated tissue from T5KO-L (i.e., not robustly colitic) or WT littermates was homogenized and ambiently cultured on nonselective media. CFUs were quantitated as described in Methods. (A) Feces; (B) washed colons; (C) spleen; (D) liver. *P < 0.05, significant difference from WT mice.