Analysis of the Virulence of an Atypical Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli Strain In Vitro and In Vivo and the Influence of Type Three Secretion System
Figure 4
Bacterial translocation assays. Bacterial recovery after BT in mesenteric lymph node (MLN), spleen, and liver 2 h after infection. Statistically significant differences () were observed between aEPEC 1711-4 and 1711-4 ΔescN in all compartments (). Bacteria were not detected in sham animals. HS strain was only detected in MLN.