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. 2010 Apr 21;5(4):e10289. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0010289

Table 1. Comparative lung histopathology in guinea pigs infected with M. tuberculosis H37Rv with different histories of in vitro and in vivo passaging.

H37Rv Strain Week Mean # granulomas granulomas/field Mean Score (1–4)
TAMU* 3 30 >13 3.25
JHU** 3 26.5 10.6 2.5
TAMU* 6 16 6.4 3.5
JHU** 6 19.5 7.8 2.4

* Not passaged in mice.

** Passaged in mice.