Table 2. B. burgdorferi culture results of Experiment II at 6, 9 and 15 weeks of infection.

		Ear Culture		Culture at 15 wk
Group	Strain/treatment	wk 6	wk 9	Ear	Bladder	Joint
6	Uninfected	0/2	0/2	0/2	0/2	0/2
7	ΔdbpAB/dbpAB	4/4	4/4	4/4	4/4	4/4
8	ΔdbpAB	3/4	3/4	3/4	3/4	3/4
9	ΔdbpAB/dbpAB + Cef2	0/8	0/8	0/8	0/8	0/8
10	ΔdbpAB + Cef2	0/8	0/8	0/8	0/8	0/8
11	ΔdbpAB/dbpAB + Cef2 + aTα	0/8	0/8	0/8	0/8	0/8
12	ΔdbpAB + Cef2 + aTα	0/8	0/8	0/8	0/8	0/8