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. 2001 Jul;69(7):4342–4350. doi: 10.1128/IAI.69.7.4342-4350.2001

TABLE 4.

Abscessogenic potential of B. fragilis 9343 and 9343ΔPSA

Strain No. of mice with abscesses/no. tested at a dose of:
AD50 (log10) Pa
108 107 106 105 104
9343 17/20 13/15 12/15 7/15 5/15 5.2
9343ΔPSA 3/20 5/15 4/15 2/15 1/15 14.9 <0.0001
a

Compared with the value for B. fragilis 9343.