TABLE 1.
Abilities of M. avium strains to invade the intestinal mucosa in an intestinal loop
| Bacterial strain | % of the inoculum inside the mucosa over timea
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|---|---|---|---|
| 1 h | 2 h | 3 h | |
| 101 | 6.8 ± 0.3 | 35 ± 7 | 46 ± 10 |
| 104 | 7.1 ± 0.2 | 42 ± 11 | 51 ± 0 |
a
Bacteria (107) were injected into the intestinal segment and allowed to invade for 1, 2, and 3 h as described in Materials and Methods. The numbers represent the mean percentages (± standard deviations) of the inoculum per gram of tissue that was cultured from the intestinal wall.