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. 2005 Nov;73(11):7509–7516. doi: 10.1128/IAI.73.11.7509-7516.2005

TABLE 1.

Viable counts of S. enterica serovar Typhimurium in the cecal contents, spleens, and livers of line N and line 61 chickens infected 40 days after hatching

Day p.i. Line N
Line 61
Cecal contents
Spleen
Liver
Cecal contents
Spleen
Liver
Mean log10 CFU/g (SEM) No. positive Mean log10 CFU/g (SEM) No. positive Mean log10 CFU/g (SEM) No. positive Mean log10 CFU/g (SEM) No. positive Mean log10 CFU/g (SEM) No. positive Mean log10 CFU/g (SEM) No. positive
6 4.38 (0.21) 5/5a 2.61 (0.27) 5/5 2.66 (1.44) 5/5 4.00 (0.45) 5/5 3.01 (0.269) 5/5 2.58 (0.25) 5/5
13 3.03 (0.48)b 5/5 1.4 (0.6) 3/5 0.9 (0.55) 2/5 0.4 (0.4)b 1/5 1.29 (0.79) 2/5 1.2 (0.49) 3/5
20 2.63 (0.75)b 4/5 0.89 (0.55) 2/5 0.9 (0.55) 2/5 0 (0)b 0/5 0 (0) 0/5 0 (0) 0/5
27 1.6 (0.4)b 4/5 0 (0) 0/5 0.87 (0.87) 1/5 0 (0)b 0/5 0 (0) 0/5 0.4 (0.4) 1/5
a

Number positive/total number.

b

There was a significant difference (P < 0.05) between line N and line 61 chickens at this time postinfection (as determined by Student's t test).