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. 2000 Dec 4;192(11):1601–1610. doi: 10.1084/jem.192.11.1601

Table 3.

Bacterial Counts within the Gastric Wall of Mongolian Gerbils 62 wk after Oral Challenge of H. pylori

Strain Infection rate Bacterial recovery
n Positive (%) Log CFU per stomach
TN2 (WT) 23 22 (96) 5.48 ± 0.28
TN2ΔcagE 27 27 (100) 5.53 ± 0.15
TN2ΔvacA 28 28 (100) 5.53 ± 0.20
Intact control 27 0 (0) Not detected