TABLE 3.
Differences in bacterial counts between the wild-type and mutants in BALB/c mouse spleens
| Time postinfection (wk) | Differences in bacterial countsa
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| i.p. infection
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i.v. infection with exbB mutant | |||
| exbB mutant | dstC mutant | pth/dugA mutant | ||
| 1 | 0.06 ± 0.07 | 0.16 ± 0.22 | −0.11 ± 0.13 | −0.55 ± 0.54 |
| 4 | 0.10 ± 0.11 | 0.69 ± 0.17 | 0.13 ± 0.14 | 0.10 ± 0.03 |
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Differences were calculated as follows: (total mean log CFU of wild type) − (total mean log CFU of mutant). Samples (n = 4) were examined 1 and 4 weeks after i.p. or i.v. infection.