FIG. 3.
Comparison of the density of colonization in CBA/N (A) and μMT (B) mice over time with their respective immunocompetent parent strains. Values shown are the mean log CFU per milliliter ± standard errors of the means for groups of five mice each. The asterisks indicates a significant decrease in the density of colonization compared to the first time point at which colonization was determined (unpaired two-tailed t test, P ≤ 0.05). No significant differences in the densities of colonization were observed between CBA/N and CBA/J or μMT and C57BL/6 mice.