(A) After 12, 24, and 36 hrs post infection, bacterial burden was quantified in the blood of mice infected with 1.0× 106 CFU of TIGR4 or JEN11 (*P=0.0111 for 24 hrs). (B) After 12, 24, and 36 hrs post infection, bacterial burden was quantified in the spleen of mice infected with 1.0× 106 CFU of TIGR4 or JEN11 (***P=0.0019 for 24 hrs). (C) After 12, 24, and 36 hrs post infection, bacterial burden was quantified in the liver of mice infected with 1.0× 106 CFU of TIGR4 or JEN11 (***P=0.0021 for 24 hrs and **P=0.0049 for 36 hrs). The horizontal bars indicate the medians. These data are representative of three independent experiments.