Fig. 2

P. aeruginosa counts in lung tissue. a All P. aeruginosa counts from lung tissue samples in the experiment, log₁₀ colony forming units per gram wet lung tissue, bars indicate the mean value in each group, sample number in Protective and Control were 48 each and in the sham groups 12 each. b P. aeruginosa counts at the three sample levels (cranial, middle, caudal) used in the general linear model analysis of the two main groups Protective and Control, log₁₀ colony forming units per gram wet lung tissue, spreads are mean ± SE, the statistical test refers to group difference and not differences at individual levels, * denotes p < 0.05