Organism | Strain | Inoculating dose (CFU) | Group size | % death | LD50(CFU) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. mallei a | ATCC 23344 (WT) | 9,100 | 5 | 100 | Â |
 |  | 5,550 | 5 | 100 |  |
 |  | 910 | 9 | 78 | 346 |
 |  | 455 | 5 | 40 |  |
 |  | 91 | 9 | 11 |  |
B. mallei a | bpaC KO (mutant) | 10,400 | 5 | 100 | Â |
 |  | 5,200 | 6 | 83 |  |
 |  | 1,040 | 9 | 100 | 238 |
 |  | 520 | 5 | 40 |  |
 |  | 104 | 9 | 22 |  |
PBS (control)a | Â | 0 | 5 | 0 | Â |
B. pseudomallei b | DD503 (WT) | 380,000 | 5 | 100 | Â |
 |  | 38,000 | 5 | 100 | 1,202 |
 |  | 3,800 | 5 | 100 |  |
 |  | 380 | 5 | 0 |  |
B. pseudomallei b | bpaC KO (mutant) | 350,000 | 5 | 100 | Â |
 |  | 35,000 | 5 | 100 | 1,107 |
 |  | 3,500 | 5 | 100 |  |
 |  | 350 | 5 | 0 |  |
PBS (control)b | Â | 0 | 5 | 0 | Â |