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. 2015 Sep 2;4(9):e54. doi: 10.1038/emi.2015.54

Table 3. Culture results of mice immunized with rEF-TU. Culture results expressed as number of mice infected/total number of mice tested.

Method of inoculation Group Culture resulta
Needle Adjuvant 4/4
  Adjuvant + rEF-TU 6/6
Nymphal ticks Adjuvant 2/2
  Adjuvant + rEF-TU 2/2
a

Mice were euthanized at either two or five weeks post-challenge. Isolation of spirochetes were attempted from ear pinna, tibiotarsal joint, and heart base.