TABLE 3.
Mean percentage of infected cells in the lung 48 h after intradermal inoculation
Bacterial strain | % of infected cells, mean ± SD (range) |
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Alveolar macrophages | Interstitial macrophages | Dendritic cells | Neutrophils | |
F. novicida U112 (n = 4) | 1.21 ± 1.84 (0.0–3.89) | 62.89 ± 26.82 (38.46–100) | 0.036 ± 0.044 (0.0–0.089) | 35.86 ± 26.75 (0.0–61.54) |
F. tularensis LVS (n = 2) | 1.26 ± 1.47 (0.22–2.30) | 32.91 ± 11.97 (24.44–41.38) | 4.13 ± 5.53 (0.22–8.05) | 61.69 ± 18.98 (48.28–75.11) |