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Table 2 Number of pigs with serum antibodies against M. hyopneumoniae (IDEXX M. hyo Elisa) and average (± SEM) S/P ratio at 0, 2, 4, 6 and 8 weeks post-inoculation (PI) in the different groups

From: Vaccination reduces macrophage infiltration in bronchus-associated lymphoid tissue in pigs infected with a highly virulent Mycoplasma hyopneumoniaestrain

 

Weeks PI

 

0

2

4

6

8

Control

0/10

0/10

0/10

0/5

0/5

 

0.05 ± 0.02a

0.00 ± 0.02a

0.12 ± 0.05a

0.13 ± 0.09a

0.13 ± 0.06a

nvLV

0/20

1/20

14/20

8/10

8/10

 

0.12 ± 0.03a

0.12 ± 0.04a

0.38 ± 0.07a, b

0.59 ± 0.12a, b

0.59 ± 0.12a

nvHV

0/20

2/20

20/20

10/10

10/10

 

0.15 ± 0.04a

0.12 ± 0.04a

0.61 ± 0.06b

0.68 ± 0.10b

0.67 ± 0.14a

vLV

19/20

19/20

19/10

10/10

10/10

 

0.45 ± 0.06b

0.84 ± 0.06b

1.11 ± 0.08c

1.20 ± 0.10c

1.24 ± 0.11b

vHV

17/20

20/20

20/20

20/20

20/20

 

0.46 ± 0.05b

0.86 ± 0.06b

1.14 ± 0.09c

1.24 ± 0.09c

1.26 ± 0.09b

  1. nv non-vaccinated; v vaccinated; LV low virulent challenge strain; HV high virulent challenge strain
  2. Different lowercase letters correspond to significantly different values between the groups at one time point Pigs were vaccinated three weeks before inoculation