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. 2010 Aug 12;6(8):e1001047. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1001047

Table 1. Impact of lysin expression on virulence in a rat model of infective endocarditis.

Strain pairs	N	Vegetations		Kidneys		Spleens
		Mean ± S.D. (Log₁₀ CFU/g)	P	Mean ± S.D. (Log₁₀ CFU/g)	P	Mean ± S.D. (Log₁₀ CFU/g)	P
SF100 PS344	8	6.19±0.845.39±1.09	<0.001	3.10±0.912.28±0.94	0.018	3.20±0.562.23±0.91	0.005
SF100 PS1006	12	6.91±1.355.07±1.50	0.009	3.62±1.332.40±1.35	0.008	3.58±1.172.50±1.41	<0.001
PS344 PS1006	8	8.32±0.766.59±1.45	0.008	3.89±0.772.94±1.22	0.027	3.34±0.742.25±1.32	0.006

Bacterial densities within tissues 72 h after co-infection.