Details of bacterial growth in samples of heart blood, liver and spleen collected from mice on 9, 10, and 11 d post-irradiation.

aAt each time point, n = 6 mice sampled per treatment group.b+ indicates the relative concentration of bacterial colonies in the first quadrant only of the agar isolation medium, using the four-dilution streak method, ++++ indicates bacterial growth in the fourth quadrant of the plate, farthest from the primary inoculation, indicating the highest concentration of bacteria. NG = no growth. The GT3-PBMC mice, in which no bacteria were detected in tissues, were not included in the table.cGT3-PBMC mice received transfusion of five million PBMCs (iv) 24 h post-irradiation (11 Gy cobalt-60 gamma-radiation at 0.6 Gy/min dose rate).Details of bacterial growth in samples of heart blood, liver and spleen collected from mice on 9, 10, and 11 d post-irradiation.