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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Orthop Res. 2016 May 8;35(1):193–199. doi: 10.1002/jor.23273

Figure 5.

Figure 5

In vivo bioluminescence and EGFP-neutrophil fluorescence induced by the Xen36 S. aureus strain during a spinal implant infection. 1 × 103 CFUs of S. aureus a strain possessing the bioluminescent construct in a stable plasmid (Xen36) or a saline control (n =6 mice per group) were inoculated into the L4 spinous process of mice in the presence of a stainless steel implant. (A) Bacterial counts as measured by in vivo S. aureus bioluminescence (mean maximum flux [photons/s/cm2/sr] ± sem (logarithmic scale)). (B) Neutrophil infiltration (EGFP-neutrophil fluorescence) as measured by in vivo fluorescence (max radiant efficiency ([photons/s]/[μW/cm2]) ±sem [logarithmic scale]).