Table 5 Log₁₀ DNA gene copies of bacteria in different tissues (PACM)

6.80 ± 0.05^A

6.59 ± 0.05^Ba

6.36 ± 0.10^Bb

6.91 ± 0.05^A

6.62 ± 0.09^B

7.23 ± 0.02^C

3.64 ± 0.09^A

4.44 ± 0.04^B

3.11 ± 0.05^C

2.90 ± 0.05^Aa

2.97 ± 0.01^Ab

4.56 ± 0.04^B

4.75 ± 0.04^Aa

4.84 ± 0.02^Ab

3.87 ± 0.04^B

4.93 ± 0.10^A

5.20 ± 0.04^B

5.77 ± 0.01^C

4.72 ± 0.07^A

4.49 ± 0.03^B

4.14 ± 0.00^C

4.76 ± 0.05^A

4.27 ± 0.06^B

3.87 ± 0.03^C

4.54 ± 0.02^A

4.52 ± 0.02^A

4.33 ± 0.06^B

4.31 ± 0.02^A

4.65 ± 0.07^B

4.82 ± 0.02^C

2.08 ± 0.06

2.10 ± 0.02

1.98 ± 0.07

2.08 ± 0.09 ^A

2.16 ± 0.05 ^A

1.24 ± 0.06^B

5.83 ± 0.08^A

5.92 ± 0.03^A

5.23 ± 0.05^B

5.39 ± 0.03^A

5.34 ± 0.02^A

5.54 ± 0.07^B

6.19 ± 0.08^A

5.96 ± 0.06^B

5.88 ± 0.03^B

6.09 ± 0.02^A

6.39 ± 0.09^B

6.59 ± 0.02^C

2.89 ± 0.09^Aa

2.67 ± 0.09^Ab

2.07 ± 0.02^B

2.06 ± 0.05^A

2.67 ± 0.04^Ba

2.78 ± 0.03^Bb