Table 2.

Serum calprotectin [μg/ml]

Chlorocebus aethiops	Collection day	Pre-exposure	Post-exposure 1
1	5	1.45	>12.5*
2	11	1.09	>12.5*
3	13	0.70	>12.5*
4	14	1.89	7.27*
52	28	2.27	10.55*
Macaca mulatta		Pre-exposure	Post-exposure
1	28	2.8	>25
2	28	3.2	16.8*
3	28	1.9	23.3*
4	28	1.5	21.9*
5	28	5.9	12.7*
Macaca fascicularis		Pre-exposure	Post-exposure
1	28	8.3	17.8
2	28	1.0	9.0*
3	28	1.5	6.4*
4	28	2.1	7.2*

¹Calprotectin concentration determined by ELISA, averaging the absorbance (450nm) of at least two technical replicates per primate and comparison to a standard curve.

²This was the only individual of this species surviving infection by aerosol exposure to B. mallei.

*: p ≤ 0.05.