Fig. 3

Immunotherapeutic efficacy of M. vaccae vaccine. After the challenge, the weight change of each mouse was measured weekly (a, the error bar is represented by dotted lines). Ninety-one days after challenge, all of the mice were killed and their left lobe of the lung b and spleen c was collected for CFU counting. Additionally, organ coefficient of the lung d, spleen e, or liver f was performed. All data are presented as means + S.E.M. (n = 8). Differences were considered statistically significant at P < 0.05. *, P < 0.05; ns. Not significant