Figure 2.
Sizes and kinetics of treponemal burdens in blood and other organs. The T. pallidum burden, expressed as log2 flaA copy number per μg mouse DNA, was evaluated in experimental animals (n = 5 or 6) using qPCR (A) Blood, (B) Heart, (C) Liver, (D) Spleen, (E) Kidney, (F) Testicle, (G) Brain. T. pallidum was not detected in mice injected with an equal amount of PBS and an uninfected rabbit testicular suspension.