FIG 2.

E. faecalis persists in the murine vaginal tract. (A and B) E. faecalis V583 and OG1RF in the murine vaginal tract. C57BL/6 mice (n = 10) were inoculated with 10⁷ V583 or OG1RF CFU, the vaginal lumen of each mouse was swabbed daily, and swabs were serially diluted and plated on selective media to quantify CFU numbers. Data are presented as number of recovered CFU per mouse (A) and mean recovered number of CFU (B). Data were analyzed using a two-way ANOVA; **, P < 0.001. (C and D) CD1 (n = 10) and C57BL/6 (n = 7) mice were inoculated with V583, and the vaginal lumen of each mouse was swabbed daily, serially diluted, and plated on selective media to quantify CFU. Data are presented as number of recovered CFU per mouse (C) and mean number of recovered CFU (D). Black lines indicate the median CFU values.