FIG. 3.
BALB/c mice develop septicemia after intranasal infection with KIM D27 and iron treatment. Tissues were harvested from moribund animals infected with 10 LD50 of KIM D27 following intraperitoneal injection of 50 μg FeCl2. (A) H&E stain of spleen. (B) Gram stain of spleen. (C to H) H&E stains of representative sections from the mandibular lymph node (C), thymus (D), bone marrow (E), liver (F), submandibular salivary gland (G), and tympanic bulla (H). Results are representative of three independent experiments (a total of 29 mice were examined).