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Table 2 Histopathological scores in different infection groups

From: The lipopolysaccharide outer core transferase genes pcgD and hptE contribute differently to the virulence of Pasteurella multocida in ducks

Groupsc

WT

PMZ1 (ΔpcgD)

PMZ3 (ΔhptE)

Spleen

3.5 ± 0.3a

2.0 ± 0.4b

2.0 ± 0.4b

Liver

3.8 ± 0.5a

2.3 ± 0.3b

3.5 ± 0.3a

  1. a, bThe different letters in each row represent significant differences between indicated groups.
  2. cThe scores in the table were assessed from 4 ducks per infection group and represented as the means ± SDs.