TABLE 1.
Bioluminescent signals detected in vivo differ between mouse strains
Day p.i. | % of mice (no. of mice analyzed) by strain and dosea: |
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C57BL/6 |
BALB/c (107 CFU/ml) | FVB/N (107 CFU/ml) | ||
107 CFU/ml | 108 CFU/ml | |||
14 | 31 (26) | 45 (111) | 64 (120) | 71 (112) |
21 | 7.7 (26) | 9.0 (111) | 31 (120) | 55 (112) |
24 | 7.7 (65) | 20 (111) | 46 (112) | |
42 | 10 (39) | 25 (79) | ||
51 | 4.2 (24) | 18 (33) |
Percentage of mice in which bioluminescent signals were detected by IVIS out of total infected mice.