Distinct Signature of Oxylipid Mediators of Inflammation during Infection and Asymptomatic Colonization by E. coli in the Urinary Bladder

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Uropathogenic and asymptomatic bacteriuric E. coli colonize murine urinary bladders. Urine and bladder bacterial load in adult, female CBA/J mice () inoculated with 10⁸ CFU of UPEC (CFT, closed circles) or ABEC (ABU, open circles) at 6 h ((a), early acute) and 48 h ((b), late acute) PI. Each symbol represents bacterial load in a mouse, and bars correspond to median CFU. Dotted line denotes the limit of detection (100 CFU). CFT, uropathogenic E. coli strain CFT073; ABU, asymptomatic bacteriuria E. coli strain 83972; h PI, hour postinoculation.

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