FIGURE 5.
Bacterial loads in blood (A), brain (B), liver (C), and spleen (D) of ducks infected with R. anatipestifer CH-1, ΔB739_0832, or CΔB739_0832 strains at 6, 12, 24, 36, and 48 h post-infection. Error bars represent standard deviations from three independent experiments (***p < 0.001, **p < 0.01, and *p < 0.05).