Figure 1. Adult and neonatal weight trends.

Weight trend graphs show significant weight loss in Chlamydia infected adults vs. uninfected adults between days 8 and 28 post infection (on average 5.9 g smaller or 26% weight reduction). However, infected adults recovered lost weight by day 44 (A). Infected neonatal mice showed retarded weight gain throughout the course of the study compared to uninfected neonates but the most significant differences could be seen between days 32 and 52 (on average 6.1 g smaller (28%) (B). Each point on the curve is the average weight of animals in the specific group. Error bars represent standard error from the mean of at least 8 animals in each group at each time point.