The Steroid Catabolic Pathway of the Intracellular Pathogen Rhodococcus equi Is Important for Pathogenesis and a Target for Vaccine Development
Figure 5
Intratracheal challenge of 3 to 5-week-old foals. Foals (mean of n = 3) were challenged intratracheally with mutant R. equi RE1ΔipdAB (7.1×106 CFU; squares) or wild type RE1 (4.3×106 CFU; diamonds).
Panel A shows rectal temperatures. Panel B shows numerical clinical scores. Error bars represent standard deviation.