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Table 2 Strain virulence in the C. elegans infection model

From: Genomic acquisition of a capsular polysaccharide virulence cluster by non-pathogenic Burkholderia isolates

 

Lethality

Strain

> 24 h

> 48 h

> 72 h

> 96 h

E. coli OP50

0/40 (0%)

0/40 (0%)

0/40 (0%)

0/40 (0%)

BtE264

4/39 ± 3 (5%)

31/39 ± 3 (80%)

36/39 ± 3 (92%)

39/39 (100%)

BtE555

2/41 ± 2 (4%)

10/39 ± 1 (27%)

36/39 ± 1 (93%)

39/39 (100%)

CPS KO

1/37 ± 1 (0%)

3/37 ± 2 (9%)

20/37 ± 5 (53%)

35/37 ± 2 (95%)

  1. Infection assays in C. elegans. Strains were monitored up to 5 days (120 h) post-infection. Death rates are shown both as raw counts and as percentages.
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Genome Biology

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