FIG 5.
Recovery of live chlamydial organisms from mouse genital tract tissues following infection with CMG0 and CMG28 populations. C3H/HeJ mice intravaginally infected with CMG0 (n = 5) or CMG28 (n = 5) population organisms were sacrificed on day 14 after infection. Vaginal swabs were taken prior to mouse sacrifice. The entire genital tract tissue was harvested from each mouse and divided into lower genital tract (LGT) vagina/cervix (VC) and upper genital tract (UGT) uterus/uterine horn (UH) and oviduct/ovary (OV) sections, as listed along the x axis. Each tissue section was homogenized for titration of live C. muridarum organisms. Vaginal swabs were similarly titrated for live organisms. Log10 IFU values were used to calculate means and standard deviations for each group, as displayed along the y axis. Note that the numbers of live organisms recovered from mice infected with CMG0 and those infected with CMG28 were similar, without any significant difference (Kruskal-Wallis test).