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Table 2 Pneumonic lung lesions in M. hyopneumoniae infected pigs evaluated using the 28-point evaluation method

From: Genotyping and biofilm formation of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae and their association with virulence

Group

No.

Left apical lobe

Left cardiac lobe

Left diaphragmatic lobe

Right apical lobe

Right cardiac lobe

Right diaphragmatic lobe

Intermediate lobe

Total score

Average lung lesion score ± SD

Difference compared with the control group

168

1-1

0

4

0

2

2

1

2

11

10.5 ± 2.78

 

1-2

0

0.5

0.5

1

4

0.5

1

7.5

**

1-3

4

4

1

1

1

1

1

13

 

168 L

2-1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

  

2-2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.33 ± 0.58

2-3

0.5

0

0

0.5

0

0

0

1

  

XLW-2

3-1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

  

3-2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 ± 0

3-3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

  

NJ

4-1

2

2

0.5

2

3

1

1.5

12

  

4 -2

0

4

1

3

0.5

1

3

12.5

10.17 ± 3.62

**

4-3

1

1

1

0

1

1

1

6

  

LH

5-1

1

1

1

4

2

0

1

10

  

5 -2

4

4

0

3

4

1

0

16

12.33 ± 3.21

**

5-3

2

2

1

2

2

1

1

11

  

Control

6 -1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

  

6-2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 ± 0

-

6 -3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

  
  1. “**” indicates significant difference.
  2. “–” indicates no significant difference.