Fig 6. Effect of αSesC-IgGs on catheter colonization and infection rate by 8325–4 and its sesC-expressing transformant.

Catheterized animals were inoculated with bacteria pre-incubated with αSesC-IgGs or pre-immune IgGs for 2 h at 4°C. The next day, animals were sacrificed and the bacteria were recovered from catheter and organs and quantified by quantitative cultures. Pre-incubation with αSesC-IgGs significantly reduced the rate of catheter and organ colonization by 8325–4 (pCNsesC) from 10 to 10000-fold. *p<0.05