A minor role of CD4+ T lymphocytes in the control of a primary infection of cattle with Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides

Table 1 Summary of post mortem records of cattle after experimental infection with Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides

Animal No.	Lung side affected	Pulmonary marmorization	Pulmonary red hepatization	Pulmonary gray hepatization	Pulmonary necrosis	Pulmonary sequestra (size in mm)	Pulmonary pseudomembrane	Pulmonary fibrinous adhesion	Pleural fluid (liters)	Resolution of lesions	Remarks
BD91 †	Left			+++	+		++	++		++
BD93	Left				Multifocal	10				++
BD94	Left				Multifocal	20				++	Renal infarcts
BD96	Left				+					++
BD98 †	Left	+	+		Multifocal	2-20				++
BD99	Left				++	40				++
BD100	Left				Multifocal	40				+++
BD101	Left			++	++					++
BD118 †	Left	++	+++	++	++		+++	++	3		Pericarditis
BD119	Left				+	10-60				++
BD92	Left				Multifocal					++
BD95	Left & right				+++					+++
BD97 †	Right	+++	+++		+		+++	+++	7		Lung engorgement, many renal infarcts
BD102	No lesions
BD105	Left				Multifocal	20-40				++
BD106	Left									+
BD107	Left			+++	Multifocal	20		+		++	Renal infarcts
BD111	Left				++	30-60		++		++
BD115	Left				++	30				++
BD116	Left				Multifocal					++	Renal infarcts

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