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Table 1 Dose-related infectivity of arp null (Δarp3), Δarp3-complemented (Δarp3 + lp28-1G) and wild-type B. burgdorferi in infant ICR mice, based upon culture of sub-inoculation site and urinary bladder at 2 weeks after inoculation

From: Influence of arthritis-related protein (BBF01) on infectivity of Borrelia burgdorferi B31

Inoculum dose

Δarp3

Δarp3 + lp28-1G

wild-type

101

0/4*

0/4

0/4

102

0/4

0/4

0/4

103

0/4

0/4

0/4

104

1/4

4/4

4/4

105

2/4

4/4

4/4

  1. * number of positive mice/number of mice tested.