Fig. 3
From: Rapid clearance of Borrelia burgdorferi from the blood circulation
Kinetics of Bp DNA in the blood of immunocompetent C3H/HeOuJ mice during a course of 49/50 days. C3H/HeOuJ mice were challenged (a) intradermally or (b) via a strict intravenous route with 7.2 × 105 host-adapted Bp spirochetes per animal. Blood samples were screened with a qPCR test method. Between day 27 and days 49/50, no spirochetal DNA was detected in blood samples of any mouse. Different symbols indicate levels in individual mice and horizontal lines indicate mean values per sampling day