Figure 2.

Bacillus SLP does not influence intraocular growth in endophthalmitis. C57BL/6J mouse eyes were injected with 100 CFU WT B. thuringiensis or its isogenic SLP-deficient mutant (ΔslpA). At the indicated times postinfection, eyes were harvested and CFU quantified for bacterial intraocular growth. Data represents the mean ± SEM of log₁₀ CFU/eye of N ≥ 4 eyes per time point for at least two separate experiments. ns: P > 0.05 at 0, 2, 6, 10, and 12 hours postinfection. *P = 0.0087 at 8 hours postinfection.