. 2021 Oct 18;65(11):e01744-20. doi: 10.1128/AAC.01744-20

TABLE 2.

Parameter estimates describing the in vivo natural growth kinetics of Mtb in BALB/c mice^a

Parameter	Typical estimate (% RSE) [% shrinkage]	Half-life (days)
K_gs (h⁻¹)	0.0357 (4)	0.809
Log N_max	6.11 (1)
Log CFU_initial^b	1.77 (3)
RUV	0.437 (11) [4]

Abbreviations: K_gs, first-order growth rate constant; log N_max, decadic logarithm of the maximum number of bacteria; log CFU_initial, inoculum size on day 1; RUV, standard deviation of residual unexplained variability in log CFU; RSE, relative standard error.

Initial inoculum in experiments for natural growth curve assessment. In studies 1 and 2, the values were 2.28 and 2.07, respectively.