Table 5. B. burgdorferi culture and PCR results of Experiment IV at 15 weeks of infection.
Culture at 15 wk | OspA PCR | ||||||
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Group | Strain/treatment | Ear | Bladder | Joint | Ear | Bladder | Joint |
16 | Uninfected | 0/4 | 0/4 | ND | 0/4 | 0/4 | 0/4 |
17 | ΔdbpAB/dbpAB | 4/4 | 4/4 | ND | 4/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 |
18 | ΔdbpAB | 4/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 |
19 | ΔdbpAB/dbpAB + Cef6 | 0/4 | 0/4 | 0/4 | 0/4 | 0/4 | 4/4 |
20 | ΔdbpAB + Cef6 | 0/4 | 0/4 | 0/4 | 0/4 | 0/4 | 1/4 |
ND Not determined