TABLE 2 .
In vivo phenotype of chlamydial variantsa
| C. muridarum variant | No. of mice positive for hydrosalpinx/total no. of mice (%) |
No. of oviducts positive for hydrosalpinx/total no. of oviducts (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| C57BL/6 | BALB/c | C57BL/6 | BALB/c | |
| CmVar001 | 14/15 (93.3) | 5/5 (100) | 25/30 (83.3) | 10/10 (100) |
| CmVar001.1 | 3/5 (60) | 3/10 (30)† | ||
| CmVar002 | 4/5 (80) | 4/10 (40)** | ||
| CmVar003 | 4/5 (80) | 4/10 (40)** | ||
| CmVar004 | 4/15 (26.7)† | 6/30 (20)# | 5/10 (50)* | |
| Parent stock | 5/8 (62.5) | 7/16 (44)† | ||
a
P values compared to CmVar001 using the chi-square test with the Yates correction (one tailed) in comparison to CmVar001 are indicated as follows: *, P < 0.05; **, P < 0.02; †, P < 0.008; #, P < 0.0001.