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. 2001 Oct;69(10):6084–6090. doi: 10.1128/IAI.69.10.6084-6090.2001

TABLE 4.

Loss of the CTXΦ genome from toxigenic V. cholerae strains (CTXΦ lysogens) and their derivatives carrying the RF of the CTXΦ genome in the gastrointestinal tracts of rabbits

Strain % of excreted cells retaining CTXΦ genome at the following day after challengea:
1 2 3 4 5
P-27459 100 100 100 100 100
Bang-2(pMSF8.2) 27.5 0.03 0.005 0.001 0
Bah-1(MSF8.2) 100 100 99.5 100 98.7
Bah-2(pMSF8.2) 18.6 0.72 0.005 0.001 0
MO10 100 100 100 100 100
Bengal-2(pMSF8.2) 12.8 0.25 0.019 0.005 0.001
55V71(pMSF8.2) 10.6 0.01 0.007 0 0
Env-81(pMSF8.2) 12.4 0.05 0.009 0 0.005
AM-15746(pMSF8.2) 15.2 0.95 0.007 0 0
AM-15714(pMSF8.2) 24.6 0.19 0.002 0 0
a

Results are averages of values obtained from at least three different rabbits which survived on the day of observation.