TABLE 3.
Competition between wild type and recA mutant during coinfection in C3H/HeJ micea
| Animal | Resultb for:
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earc
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Jointd
|
Bladderd
|
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| Culture | recAe | kane | Culture | recAe | kane | Culture | recAe | kane | |
| M1 | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − |
| M2 | + | + | + | − | − | − | + | − | + |
| M3 | + | + | + | + | + | − | − | − | − |
| M4 | + | + | + | + | + | − | − | − | − |
| M5 | + | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | − |
| M6 | + | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | − |
| M7 | + | + | − | + | + | − | + | + | − |
| M8 | + | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | − |
a
Individual mice were coinfected with 5,000 wild-type and 5,000 recA mutant spirochetes each. Mouse M1 was inoculated with BSK-S medium only and served as a negative control.
b
Positive or negative for B. burgdorferi (culture), recA, or the kan cassette.
c
Day 14 postinfection.
d
Day 28 postinfection.
e
As determined by PCR.