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Table 3 Infectivity of B. burgdorferi clones in C3H mice

From: Investigating the potential role of non-vls genes on linear plasmid 28–1 in virulence and persistence by Borrelia burgdorferi

Days post infection:

 

7

14

21

56

91

B. burgdorferi clone

Blood

Ear

Heart

Bladder

Ear

Joint

Wild type

3/3*

3/3

3/3

3/3

3/3

3/3

3/3

3/3

Bb∆1-18

6/6

6/6

6/6

6/6

6/6

6/6

6/6

6/6

Bb∆19-22

3/6

3/6

6/6

6/6

6/6

6/6

6/6

6/6

Bb∆27-30

6/6

5/6

6/6

6/6

6/6

6/6

6/6

6/6

BbΔlp28-1

3/3

1/3

0/3

0/3

0/3

0/3

0/3

0/3

  1. *Values listed correspond to numbers of positive cultures/number of mice tested. Six or three mice were used for each B. burgdorferi clone
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