TABLE 1.
Bacterial counts
Time point (h) | Mean bacterial count (SD) for:
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Blood (log no. of CFU/ml) | Spleen (log no. of CFU/g) | |
2a | 4.92 (0.37) | 5.31 (0.20) |
4a | 5.08 (0.38) | 6.23 (0.19) |
8a | 6.57 (0.37) | 7.15 (0.31) |
24a | 7.08 (0.60) | 8.29 (0.21) |
1a | 5.50 (0.52) | 6.73 (0.92) |
4a | 5.51 (0.26) | 7.65 (0.34) |
8a | 7.61 (0.40) | 8.17 (0.24) |
9a,b | 3.12 (0.45) | 4.22 (0.46) |
12a,b | 4.30 (NAc) | 5.45 (0.98) |
16a,b | 3.34 (0.06) | 5.85 (0.52) |
24a,b | 4.61 (0.66) | 7.68 (0.06) |
Bacterial counts in blood and spleen samples collected from cohorts of five animals each were determined at various times after i.p. inoculation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain 13s.
Mice were treated i.v. with 3 × 1011 pyocins at 8 h after inoculation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa 13s.
NA, not available.