Fig 8. P. aeruginosa virulence test using the Caenorhabditis elegans model host model.
Fast (A) and slow (B) killing assays were performed to determine the virulence of P. aeruginosa PAO1::Tn7T, ΔnfuA::Tn7T and the complemented strain (ΔnfuA::NfuA) as described in the Materials and Methods. Live worms were scored at 3, 5, 7 and 9 h for fast-killing experiments and at 1, 2, 3 and 4 days for slow-killing experiments. The data were analyzed from nine biological replicates, and the means ± SD are shown.