<i>flgM⁻ Salmonella</i> attenuated phenotype is dependent on flagellin.

<p>C57BL/6 WT mice were infected with 1000 CFU of either <i>flgM^−/flagellin⁻</i> (n = 5) or <i>flgM⁻</i> (n = 5) <i>Salmonella</i>. Bacterial burden in the cecum (A). MLN (B). Spleen (C). Liver (D). (E) Histological scores for changes in the cecum in cecal pathology as described in Fig. 4. Figures A–D represent data from one experiment (<i>flgM⁻</i> n = 5; <i>flgM^−/flagellin⁻</i> n = 5). Mann Whitney test. * = p<0.05, ** = p<0.01, *** = p<0.001.