Table 3.
challenge of HMEEC cells with strains R2866wt and R2866 modA10::kan
R2866wt | R2866modA10::kan | Rd KW20 | |
---|---|---|---|
Inoculum (CFU) | 3.87×106 | 7.51×106 | 3.25×106 |
Apical compartment (CFU) | 5.80×107 | 4.80×107 | 5.05×107 |
Cell associated (CFU) | 4.30×106 | 1.95×107 | 4.15×105 |
Invaded (CFU) | 9.50×103 | 9.75×104 | 1.02×102 |
Cell associated; % of total CFU | 6.90 | 28.85* | 0.82 |
Invaded; % of cell associated | 0.22 | 0.50* | 0.02 |
Total CFU = Apical compartment + cell associated + invaded CFU
Statistical significance compared to R2866wt; P = <0.05