Table 1.

Mortality assessment in the pathogenicity assay of A. faecalis MOR02 and E. coli DH5α (carrying plasmid pT4-mCherry) on G. mellonella larvae.

Larvae treatment	Mortality (%)
A. faecalis MOR02-Cherry	24 h after injection	48 h after injection	72 h after injection	>96 h after injection
Puncture	0	0	0	0
LB broth	0	0	0	0
240 CFU	0	0	3.33 ± 4.71	0
2,400 CFU	0	6.67 ± 4.71a	6.67 ± 9.43a	33.33 ± 9.42a
24,000 CFU	96.67 ± 4.71a	3.33 ± 4.71a	∗	∗
240,000 CFU	100a	∗	∗	∗
E. coli DH5α	24 h after injection	48 h after injection	72 h after injection	>96 h after injection
Puncture	0	10	0	0
LB broth	0	0	0	0
240 CFU	0	0	0	0
2,400 CFU	0	0	0	0
24,000 CFU	0	0	0	0
240,000 CFU	0	0	0	0

^aSignificant differences between values. Note: the percentage values shown are accumulative. ∗At this time all larvae were dead.