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. 2021 Jul 20;12:4427. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-24724-2

Fig. 7. Replication of WT and the K78R M2 IAVs in mice.

Fig. 7

Six-week-old male C57Bl/6 mice (15 per group) were infected with PR8 virus (WT) or recombinant virus having the K78R M2 mutant (K78R) (200 PFU) intranasally. Five mice per group were euthanized on days 3 and 6 post infection. Bronchoalveolar lavage fluids were collected to measure IAV titers. Lungs were harvested for histopathology. Survival of mice (five per group) was monitored until day 14. a Experimental plan. b Mouse body weight curves ± SD (n = 5 mice) up to day 14 post infection. c Mouse survival curves for 14 days (n = 5 mice). d Mean lung virus titer ± SD (n = 5 mice) on day 3 and 6 post infection. e Mouse lungs were isolated on day 3 and day 6 post infection. H&E staining was performed on lung sections. Scale bar represents 200 μm. Histological scoring is shown as mean ± SD (n = 4 mice). *P < 0.01; **P < 0.001; n.s., nonsignificant; unpaired two-tailed Student’s t-test, without any adjustments for multiple comparisons.