TABLE 3.
Persistence of P. aeruginosa PAO1 and ΔprpL::Gm in an agarose bead rat lung model
Rat no. | Ratio Recovered (PAO1 to ΔprpL::Gm) at 7 days postinoculationa |
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1 | >30:1 |
2 | >14:1 |
3 | >54,000:1 |
4 | >3,800:1 |
5 | >43:1 |
6 | >100,000:1 |
Input ratio of PAO1 to ΔprpL::Gm, 1.5:1; total dose, 1.6 × 108 CFU.