FIG 5.
Pairwise plots of a multivariance analysis of Rickettsia rickettsii load in all biological replicates from the five virulent isolates infecting animals 6 days postinfection. Plots represent the original quantification data (top left) and original with mean of multiply imputed quantification data (bottom right) for spleens, livers, lungs, and testes. In the lower half, the means of the multiply imputed values are presented in full color intensity, overlaid on the transparent original data. The imputation of the missing data for Sawtooth- and Gila-infected testes confirmed the patterns already identified in the original data set. Axes represent the log quantity of bacteria obtained by qPCR data. Each dot represents one biological replicate. SAW, Sawtooth; GIL, Gila; SS, Sheila SmithT; CORI, Costa Rica; TAI, Taiaçu.