Skip to main content
. 2018 Nov 26;8:17359. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-35012-3

Figure 4.

Figure 4

sufRTB gene is critical for survival of Mtb in the host. (A and B) Bacterial load in mice infected with different Mtb strains through the aerosol route (H37Rv, ∆sufRTB, and ∆sufRTB:pJEB sufRTB) in the lung and spleen, respectively, at week 2, 4, and 8 post infection. The data represents the average colony-forming count from 5 animals in each group. (C and D) The graph depicts the difference in the growth rate of different strains of Mtb in mice at early (2–4 weeks) and late (4–8 weeks) stages of Mtb infection. (E) Gross pathology of the lungs and spleens of animals infected with various strains of Mtb at 8 weeks post infection. Significant differences observed in the groups are marked (unpaired two-tailed t test, *P < 0.005)