Figure 2. Rabbits were inoculated intraperitoneally with 1.0 mL of E. coli TS and MY bacterial suspension (10⁸ CFU/mL).

A. The survival rate of rabbits after infection with the TS and MY strains (n = 10); B. E. coli content of infected rabbits at 1 dpi (log₁₀ CFU/g); and C. E. coli content of infected rabbits at 3 dpi (log₁₀ CFU/g). Bars represented the means ± SDs of three independent experiments (five rabbits per experiment). Significant differences are indicated with an *.