Figure 48-2: The distribution of phage pfu's in mice following various routes of administration. This graph was adapted from data from a 1973 experiment in which germ free mice were inoculated with a single dose of 2X10¹² pfu Lambda phage. In these experiments oral administration of phage resulted in the detection of a systemic level of phage tissue titers that were 7 to 8 orders of magnitude lower than that achieved by systemic administration of phage (30). (for better image quality, click here for tif image, which may be quite large; may also require screen refreshing plus special software to view; or view larger tif in separate window)

Figure 48-1, Figure 48-2, Figure 48-3, Figure 48-4

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