TABLE 2.

Effect of recA inactivation on B. burgdorferi infection in C3H/HeJ mice

Strain (ID50)	Inoculum (no. of cells)	No. of culture-positive tissue samples/no. tested for:				No. of culture-positive mice/no. tested
		Ear	Joint	Bladder	Total sites
Wild type ([2.77 ± 1.4] × 103)	1 × 104	6/6	4/6	5/6	15/18	6/6
	1 × 103	2/6	2/6	0/6	4/18	2/6
	1 × 102	0/6	0/6	0/6	0/18	0/6
recA mutant ([3.17 ± 1.4] × 103)	1 × 104	6/6	4/6	4/6	14/18	6/6
	1 × 103	2/6	1/6	1/6	4/18	1/6
	1 × 102	0/6	0/6	0/6	0/18	0/6