Table 1

Recovery of E. coli from peritoneal fluid obtained from mice challenged with live E. coli
Bacterial challenge (CFU)
 106
 107
 108
Time
 36 hrs post infection
 18 hrs post infection
 36 hrs post infection
 18 hrs post infection
 36 hrs post infection
1Control group (non-immunized)
 0
 2N/A
 2N/A
 2N/A
 2N/A
1PBS
 0
 3.2 ± 1.1 × 104
 4.4 ± 1.2 × 105
 2N/A
 2N/A
1IFA
 0
 1.8 ± 0.5 × 104
 6.0 ± 1.6 × 104
 2N/A
 2N/A
1PHIS-01
 0
 0
 0
 1.1 ± 0.1 × 104
 0
1PHYTOL
 0
 0
 0
 2.1 ± 0.5 × 104
 0

1 Peritoneal fluid samples from all groups of mice were diluted in LB medium (1:200), and 10 μl of diluted samples were streaked on agar plates using calibrated loops. CFUs were scored 18 and 36 hours following bacterial challenge and recorded as CFU/ml. The results represent the average of two experiments (n = 4 for each group) ± SEM. 2 N/A: Not assessable since all mice were dead within 18 hrs.

Lim et al. Journal of Immune Based Therapies and Vaccines 2006 4:5   doi:10.1186/1476-8518-4-5