FIG 6.

V. vulnificus isolated from organs 8 h after mice were inoculated intragastrically (or 6 h after the initiation of antimicrobial therapy). Bacterial growth is represented as means ± standard deviations. No bacterial growth was detected in the intestines and livers of antibiotic-treated mice. Asterisks indicate antibiotic groups that had significantly less bacterial growth than the control (***, by 2 log₁₀ CFU/ml [P < 0.0001]; *, by log₁₀ CFU/ml [P < 0.05]).