Figure 8
Effect of VCG on reduction of IFU in adoptively immunized mice. Immunized mice were challenged intravaginally with 5 x 104 IFU of live chlamydiae 24 days after the last immunization. One week prior to challenge, mice were administered Depo Provera to stabilize the estrous cycle and facilitate a productive infection. Infections were monitored by cervicovaginal swabbing of individual animals every 3 days and Chlamydia was isolated from swabs in tissue culture and enumerated. The data show the mean recoverable IFUs ± S.D. The experiment was repeated to contain 6 mice per group.