TABLE 2.
Bacterial killing by ICR-strain mouse serum
| Bacterial strain | Initial inoculum (103 CFU/100μl of NMS) | Bacterial content after incubationa (103 CFU/100 μl of NMS)
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 min | 30 min | 60 min | ||
| Wild type | 2.0 | 2.4 ± 0.2 | 3.7 ± 0.4 | 7.1 ± 0.2 |
| O-antigen-deficient mutant | 1.6 | 2.4 ± 0.9 | 4.2 ± 0.3 | 6.8 ± 0.5 |
a
Results are the means and standard deviations of three experiments each. Statistical comparisons between the wild type and the O-antigen-deficient mutant revealed no significant differences at any time point. n = 3 per group.