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From: Interaction of Salmonella Gallinarum and Salmonella Enteritidis with peripheral leucocytes of hens with different laying performance

Figure 2

Absolute numbers of immune cells in avian whole blood after Salmonella inoculation. Avian whole blood from the chicken lines WLA (A–D)) and R11 (E–H) was incubated ex-vivo with S. Enteritidis and S. Gallinarum for 240 min. Numbers of viable monocytes, heterophils, thrombocytes and T lymphocytes were analysed every 30 min using flow cytometry. Data of six different donors per chicken line is presented as mean and SD. + indicates a significant difference compared to 0 min (p ≤ 0.05), * indicates a significant difference compared to the untreated blood sample (p ≤ 0.05), $ indicates a significant difference compared to S. Gallinarum (p ≤ 0.05). Colour represents respective infection status: Blue: non-infected control, Green: S. Enteritidis, Red: S. Gallinarum.

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Veterinary Research

ISSN: 1297-9716