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Table 3 Detection of pneumococci using Spn-FLUO in the lung of mice

From: Fluorescent antibody-based detection and ultrastructural analysis of Streptococcus pneumoniae in human sputum

Mouse (strain)

Density (cfu/ml)

Spn-FLUO

ML-1 (TIGR4)

6.25E + 07

+++

ML-2 (TIGR4)

2.39E + 08

+++

ML-3 (TIGR4)

1.39E + 04

+

ML-4 (TIGR4)

2.38E + 06

++

ML-5 (TIGR4)

1.09E + 08

+++

ML-6 (TIGR4)

4.23E + 05

+

ML-7 (ΔspxBΔlctO)

5.28E + 03

ND

ML-8 (ΔspxBΔlctO)

4.03E + 02

ND

ML-9 (TIGR4)

2.35E + 06

+

ML-10 (TIGR4)

3.60E + 06

+

ML-11 (TIGR4)

7.40E + 06

+

ML-12 (ΔspxBΔlctO)

0.00E + 00

ND

ML-13 (ΔspxBΔlctO)

0.00E + 00

ND

ML-14 (TIGR4)

1.21E + 08

+++

ML-15 (TIGR4)

1.41E + 08

+++

ML-16 (TIGR4)

1.62E + 07

+++

ML-18 (TIGR4)

2.18E + 07

+++

ML-19 (TIGR4)

3.64E + 06

++