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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Apr 17.
Published in final edited form as: Cell. 2009 Apr 17;137(2):321–331. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2009.02.041

Table 2. Competitive Colonization of Gnotobiotic Mice.

Cage Numbera %Δlfgb
Innoculum Day 3 Day 7
1 80 6 0
2 80 7 0
3 78 16 1
a

Each cage contained 2 mice; fecal samples from both mice in each cage were pooled for analysis.

b

Percentage of bacterial colonies from the innoculum culture or mouse fecal samples that were Δlfg rather than wild-type.