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Table 1 Histologic lesion distribution in white sturgeon 40-days post challenge

From: Effects of temperature on Veronaea botryosa infections in white sturgeon Acipenser transmontanus and fungal induced cytotoxicity of fish cell lines

  Lesion Muscle Head kidney Trunk kidney Coelomic cavity Liver Spleen Pancreas/mesentery GI Heart Gill Spinal canal
Cold control
 Replicate 1 −            
 Replicate 2 −            
 Replicate 3 −            
Cold exposed
 Replicate 1 + + + − − − − − + − − −
 Replicate 2 + + + − − − + − − − − −
 Replicate 3 + + + + − − − − − − − −
 Replicate 4 + + + + − − + − + + − +
Warm control
 Replicate 1 −            
 Replicate 2 −            
 Replicate 3 −            
Warm exposed
 Replicate 1 + + + + − + + + + + − −
 Replicate 2 + + + + − + + − + − + −
 Replicate 3 + + + + + + + + + − + +
 Replicate 4 + + + + − + + − − + − +
 Replicate 5 + + + + − + + + + − + +
  1. Lesions are described for all major tissues with the presence (+) or absence (−) of Veronaea botryosa on histologic analysis. No lesions were observed in any control fish at either temperature.
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