Figure 3. Nod2-deficiency permits greater bacterial replication and dissemination in murine respiratory melioidosis.
Wild type and Nod2-deficient mice were infected with 57 CFU/lung aerosolized B. pseudomallei 1026b. Lungs and spleens were harvested and quantitatively cultured 48 hours after infection. Data displayed are means ± SD and represent one experiment. *, p≤0.05. N= 8 per group.