Table 1.

Mycobacterial levels in organs of infected rabbits (day 8)

M. bovis strain	Brain	Lungs	Liver	Spleen
Ravenel
2  × 107†	5.1  ± 0.05	4.6  ± 0.09	5.7  ± 0.33	4.9  ± 0.33
5  × 105	4.7  ± 0.25	4.3  ± 0.55	5.6  ± 0.03	4.7  ± 0.05
Pasteur
2  × 107	4.5  ± 0.11*	2.0  ± 2.00	5.1  ± 0.22	3.3  ± 1.47
5  × 105	4.4  ± 0.10	0*	1.8  ± 1.80	2.4  ± 0.10*
Montreal (v)
2  × 107	5.2  ± 0.01	0*	4.7  ± 0.28	3.9  ± 0.35
5  × 105	4.1  ± 0.17	0*	0*	1.2  ± 1.10*

cfu are expressed as log₁₀. Results are means of data from four rabbits per group ± SEM. 

^*, cfu were significantly lower compared to Ravenel (P < 0.05). 

^†, infecting inoculum.