. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 May 12.

Published in final edited form as: Lab Invest. 2012 Sep 10;92(11):1541–1552. doi: 10.1038/labinvest.2012.125

Table 1. Granuloma formation and M. avium dissemination in HO-1^-/- and HO-1^+/+ mice.

Test/Parameter	HO-1^-/- (n=8)	HO-1^+/+ (n=8)
Granuloma size	29 ± 10 μm	1100 ± 102 μm
Granuloma number	3 ± 1	16 ± 5
Morphometric index	1 ± 0.5	10 ± 0.2
M. avium dissemination (to liver, spleen)	cultures positive	cultures negative
Mortality	50% by 6 weeks	None by 6 weeks

Table 1. Granuloma formation and M. avium dissemination in HO-1-/- and HO-1+/+ mice.