Fig. 1

Gastrointestinal C. jejuni loads in perorally infected conventionally colonized NOD2^−/− mice. Wildtype (WT; white circles) and NOD2^−/− mice (black circles) were perorally infected with C. jejuni strain 81–176 on three consecutive days (d0, 1 and 2). a Pathogenic colonization densities were assessed in fecal samples (CFU, colony forming units per gram) over time post infection (p.i.). b At day of necrosy (d14 p.i.) C. jejuni loads were determined in luminal samples derived from distinct parts of the gastrointestinal tract. Medians (black bars) are indicated and numbers of mice harboring C. jejuni strain 81-176 out of the total number of analyzed animals are given in parentheses. Data were pooled from four independent experiments