FIG. 7.

Relationship between capsule PCR allele and virulence. Box plots show the relationships between capsule PCR type and (A) skin infection, (B) liver infection, and (C) body temperature at euthanasia. The capsule PCR genotypes are shown on the left. For details, see the legend to Fig. 3. Symbols: ^ and *, capsule PCR type 0 significantly lower than types 1 and 2 (ANOVA and χ², respectively); † and ‡, capsule PCR type 1 significantly different from types 0 and 2 (ANOVA and χ², respectively).