TABLE 3.

Bacterial counts in organs at necropsy^a

Group	Animal	Tissue (CFU/g)						Day of euthanasia
		Spleen	Liver	Terminal ileum	Proximal ileum	Colon	MLN
Saline	14C178	–	–	1,100	–	300	1,800	80
	14C187	–	–	–	–	100	–	78
	14C280	–	–	–	100	–	–	73
	14C301	5,100	600	3.25 × 105	6 × 106	4.75 × 105	2.13 × 104	60*
	14C117	600	700	1.13 × 106	6.75 × 106	7 × 106	9,250	59*
CVD 1926	14C143	–	–	–	–	–	–	74
	14C148	–	–	1,400	–	–	–	77
	14C150	–	–	–	–	–	400	79
	14C171	–	–	100	–	200	200	72
	14C193	–	–	–	–	–	2,700	81

^a–, not detected (limit of detection = 100 CFU/g). *, Early euthanasia following challenge.