Table 2. Virulence of Vollum strains in rabbits and GP.
Strain | Vollum wt | Vollum Δpag Δlef Δcya | Vollum ΔpXO1 | Vollum ΔpXO2 | Vollum Δpag Δlef Δcya ΔatxA | Vollum ΔpXO1 ba2805:: atxA | VollumΔpag Δlef Δcya ΔpXO2 | Vollum ΔpXO1 ΔpXO2 | |
pXO1/pXO2 | +/+ | +/+ | −/+ | +/− | +/+ | +/− | +/− | −/− | |
Rb | SC | V | V (HD) | NV | NV | NV | ND | ND | ND |
IV | V | V | NV | V (HD) | NV | V | ND | ND | |
IC | V | V | V | V | V | ND | NV | NV | |
GP | SC | V | V | NV | V (HD) | NV | V | ND | ND |
IC | V | V | V | V | ND | ND | NV | NV |
V- virulent, HD- high dose, NV- non virulent, ND – not done.