FIG. 1.

Relationships among the virulence attributes of all of the mice in the s.c. inoculated iron dextran-treated mouse model. The skin CFU count/g, the liver CFU count/g, and the body temperature at euthanasia were examined relative to each other. (A) Liver infection versus skin infection. (B) Body temperature versus skin infection. (C) Body temperature versus liver infection. Symbols: ▪, mice infected with vcgE genotype V. vulnificus; ⋄, mice infected with vcgC genotype V. vulnificus. The line at 33°C in panels B and C shows the body temperature cutoff for death in the model. The dotted lines for the skin and liver CFU counts show the minimum detectable values.