TABLE 2.

Infection studies with V. fluvialis-like organisms in lobsters: dose response

Organism	Dose (CFU/ml)	No. of animals challenged	Mortality (%)	Time to death (h)
1AMA (plasmid positive)	109	6	100	<14
	4.5 × 108	12	100	7-18
	107	6	100	18-96
	4.5 × 106	18	77.7	96-120
	8 × 105	6	33	120
31F7G (plasmid negative)	2.5 × 108	6	100	<18
	2.5 × 107	6	0	NDa

^aNo deaths after 120 h.