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Table 1 Relative virulence of bacterial strains in Syrian hamsters and Madagascar hissing cockroaches

From: The Madagascar hissing cockroach as a novel surrogate host for Burkholderia pseudomallei, B. mallei and B. thailandensis

Bacterial strain

Syrian hamster LD50a

Madagascar hissing cockroach LD50

E. coli

MC4100

NDb

> 105

B/r

ND

>105

B. pseudomallei

K96243

<10

<10

DDS1498A (Δhcp1)

>1000

207

DDS0518A (Δhcp2)

<10

<10

DDS2098A (Δhcp3)

<10

<10

DDS0171A (Δhcp4)

<10

<10

DDS0099A (Δhcp5)

<10

<10

DDL3105A (Δhcp6)

<10

<10

DDS1503-1A (ΔvgrG1-5’)

102

<10

DDS1503-2A (ΔvgrG1-3’)

>450

<10

1026b

<10

<10

MSHR305

ND

<10

B. mallei

SR1

<10

<10

DDA0742 (Δhcp1)

>103

>103

B. thailandensis

DW503

ND

<10

DDII0868 (Δhcp1)

ND

>103

  1. a LD50, 50% lethal dose [9, 25, 33]; b ND, not determined.