FIG 10.
Impact of PSMs assessed by micro-CT. Images were analyzed for reactive new bone (callus) formation and cortical bone destruction in mice infected with LAC, UAMS-1 (U1), or their isogenic αpsm (Δpsmα) mutants. Sham refers to the results of the same analysis with mice subjected to the surgical procedure and injected with sterile PBS. *, statistical significance compared to the results observed with the sham treatment; **, statistical significance compared to the results observed with the isogenic parent strain.