TABLE 3.

Sensitivity of the IMS isolation technique obtained with artificially S. suis serotype 2-inoculated tonsils using PAb and MAb IgG-coated IMB

Mean initial no. of S. suis serotype 2 CFU/0.1 g of tonsil ± SE	Mean no. of CFU/0.1 g of tonsil ± SE
	PAb-IMB		MAb-IMB
	S. suis serotype 2	Contam-inantsa	S. suis serotype 2	Contam-inantsa
(4 ± 2) × 103	(4 ± 2) × 103	101	(4 ± 3) × 103	103
(4 ± 2) × 102	(4 ± 2) × 102	<101	(3 ± 2) × 102	102
(4 ± 2) × 101	(9 ± 8) × 101	101	(7 ± 3) × 101	102

^aBacteria different from S. suis serotype 2.