Table 2.
Listeria monocytogenes 10403S LD50 determination for female C57Bl/6J mice
Listeria strain | Vitamin D status of mice | Age of mice (weeks) | No. of infected mice | Listeria dose range (CFUs) | LD50 |
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wt | D‐deficient | 15 | 25 | 3.32E+02–7.72E+04 | 4.71E+04 |
wt | D‐sufficient | 16 | 56 | 5.80E+03–3.55E+05 | 7.70E+04 |
wt | D‐deficient | 21 | 27 | 3.36E+04–8.39E+05 | 3.98E+05 |
wt | D‐sufficient | 20 | 26 | 6.82E+04–1.16E+06 | 2.13E+05 |
LADD | D‐sufficient | 17 | 48 | 1.22E+06–1.86E+09 | 1.55E+08 |
LADD | D‐sufficient | 16 | 49 | 1.91E+07–4.50E+08 | 8.75E+07 |