Table 2.
Summary of culture results from mice inoculated with strains expressing wild-type and site-directed mutants of OspCa
| Week 2 | Week 4 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ear | Bladder | Ear | Bladder | |
| B31-5A4(not transformed) | 5/5 | 5/5 | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| B31::ospC (wt) | 5/5 | 5/5 | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| B31ΔospC | 0/5 | 0/5 | 0/5 | 0/5 |
| B31::ospC (K60Y) | 4/5 | 5/5 | 4/5 | 5/5 |
| B31::ospC (E61Q/E63Q) | 0/5 | 0/5 | 0/5 | 0/5 |
| B31::ospC (E61Q) | 0/5 | 0/5 | 0/5 | 0/5 |
| B31::ospC (E63Q) | 5/5 | 5/5 | 5/5 | 5/5 |
a
the data are presented as the number of mice determined to be infected based on positive cultures of the organ indicated after 2 or 4 weeks of incubation in media.