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Table 6 Frequency of P. multocida type A recovery from different organs per group of pigs

From: Pathogenic variability among Pasteurella multocida type A isolates from Brazilian pig farms

Samples

Groups

p a

G0

G1

G2

G3

G4

G5

G6

G7

G8

N° of animals challenged

12

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

 

Whole Animal

0d

8a

3bc

8a

1cd

3bc

0cd

7ab

0cd

< 0.0001

Lung

0c

7a

3ab

7a

1bc

3ab

0bc

7a

0bc

< 0.0001

Pericardium

0b

1ab

0ab

4a

0ab

2ab

0ab

4a

0ab

0.0009

Pleura

0d

5ab

1bcd

7a

0cd

2bcd

0cd

4abc

0cd

< 0.0001

Trachea

0b

3a

1ab

4a

1ab

2ab

0ab

2ab

0ab

0.0383

Mediastinal lymph node

0bc

5ab

2b

8a

0b

2b

0b

3b

0b

< 0.0001

Peritoneum

0b

3a

0ab

4a

0ab

1ab

0ab

1ab

0ab

0.0039

Spleen

0

2

0

1

0

1

0

1

0

0.3717

Liver

0

2

0

1

0

1

0

1

0

0.3717

Kidney

0

2

0

1

0

2

0

0

0

0.1188

Joint

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0.7074

  1. letters on the same line differ significantly by Fisher’s exact test (p ≤ 0.05)
  2. aDescriptive level of probability by Fisher’s exact test; percentages followed by different