Table 2.
Treatment | Route | n | % survival after challenge | Mean weight at challenge (g) ± s.d. | Mean weight at death (g) ± s.d. |
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RCN-luc-control | IM/oral | 9 | 30 | 10.1 ± 0.9A | 5.3 ± 1.8A |
RCN-CAL/RCN-SP | IM | 10 | 80 | 10.4 ± 1.1A | 6.1 ± 0.9AB |
RCN-CAL/RCN-SP | oral | 8 | 88 | 10.5 ± 1.3A | 7.0 ± 0.8BC |
Bats were challenged with Pseudogymnoascus destructans three weeks after immunization and just prior to a 120 day hibernation period. Mean weights with different letters within a column are significantly different at P < 0.05.