FIG 9.

C. albicans CHN1 and SC5314 effectively colonize germfree mice and result in gastric erosions. The stomach was removed at day 7 and day 21 postantibiotic and differentially cultured to determine C. albicans colonization in germfree mice. (A) All germfree colonized mice had detectable C. albicans at all time points. (B) Histological sections were stained with H&E to look for evidence of inflammation during C. albicans colonization. Germfree mice had no evidence of inflammation or erosions. Germfree mice colonized with CHN1 or SC5314 at day 7 and day 21 all had evidence of gastric inflammation. Error bars represent the standard errors of the mean (*, P < 0.05 versus uninfected).