Table 3 Initial ability of C. jejuni strains to colonize and cause enteritis in C57BL/6 IL-10-/- mice.
C. jejuni strain | C. jejuni detectable by culture; culture verified by PCR | C. jejuni detectable by PCR; not detectable by culture | Number of mice having gross pathology* | Number of mice having histopathology (score ≥ 10)** |
|---|---|---|---|---|
11168 | 5/5 mice multiple tissues | NA*** | 1/5 | 1/5 |
D2586 | 5/5 mice multiple tissues | NA | 2/5 | 1/5 |
D2600 | 5/5 mice multiple tissues | NA | 2/5 | 1/5 |
D0835 | 5/5 mice multiple tissues | NA | 2/5 | 1/5 |
NW | 5/5 mice multiple tissues | NA | 2/5 | 0/5 |
33560 (D0133) | 0/5 mice multiple tissues | 5/5 mice multiple tissues | 0/5 | 0/5 |
D0121 | 0/5 mice multiple tissues | 2/5 mice weak band single tissue | 0/5 | 0/5 |