FIG. 2.
Growth curves of different Bartonella strains in Schneider's medium. Schneider's medium with 10% FCS was inoculated with B. henselae Marseille, B. henselae Houston-1, B. quintana Toulouse, B. quintana JK31, and B. vinsonii (1.0 × 105 bacteria/ml), and bacterial growth was determined in triplicates by measuring the OD600 at 24-h intervals. Note that all strains exhibited growth in this medium, although the intervals before the start of the logarithmic growth phase (lag phase) and the maximum OD differ.