The area of abscesses formed with USA300 LAC mixed with LESB58 WT were, on average, 58.3 mm2, whereas polymicrobial abscesses formed with the mutants were only 31.1, 19.2 or 19.3 mm2 (Fig. 5C), but were only statistically significant for ΔntrC and ΔntrBC. Here, LCT is linked to abscess.