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Virulence of C. jejuni strains in ferrets
| Strain | No. of animals with diarrhea/total no. given:
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Low dosea | High dosea | |
| 81-176 | 4/8 | 8/8 |
| 81-176 virB11::Km | 0/8b | 4/8b |
| NCTC 11168 | 0/8b | 1/9c |
The low dose of bacteria ranged from 9 × 108 to 8 × 109 CFU and the high dose ranged from 9 × 109 to 8 × 1010 CFU in two separate experiments.
P < 0.05 compared to strain 81-176 by Fisher's exact test.
P < 0.005 compared to strain 81-176 by Fisher's exact test.
