Table 1 Production of mycetoma lesions in BALB/c mice infected with the subcultured N.brasiliensis HUJEG-1 isolate
From: Decrease of virulence for BALB/c mice produced by continuous subculturing of Nocardia brasiliensis
Inoculum utilized | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Development of lesions | T40 | T80 | T100 | T130 |
0+ | 18/20 | 18/20 | 20/20 | 28/30 |
1+ | 0/20 | 0/20 | 0/20 | 0/30 |
2+ | 2/20 | 0/20 | 0/20 | 0/30 |
3+ | 0/20 | 1/20 | 0/20 | 0/30 |
4+ | 0/20 | 0/20 | 0/20 | 0/30 |