TABLE 2.
Physiology of Cryptosporidium-positive possums compared to Cryptosporidium-negative possums
| Health parameter | Mean (±SE) for possums
|
P valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cryptosporidium positive | Cryptosporidium negative | ||
| Body condition (%)b | 66.64 (±3.06) | 67.43 (±0.70) | 0.77 |
| Neutrophils (109/liter) | 2.81 (±0.41) | 3.3 (±0.14) | 0.34 |
| Eosinophils (109/liter) | 0.07 (±0.03) | 0.41 (±0.07) | 0.19 |
| Lymphocytes (109/liter) | 3.68 (±0.52) | 3.3 (±0.17) | 0.57 |
| Triglyceride (mmol/liter) | 1.60 (±0.29) | 1.69 (±0.08) | 0.76 |
| Cholesterol (mmol/liter) | 3.09 (±0.18) | 3.08 (±0.05) | 0.94 |
| Lipase (mmol/liter) | 10.33 (±0.89) | 10.42 (±0.25) | 0.93 |
a
P values of >0.05 indicate that there was no significant difference between Cryptosporidium-positive and -negative hosts.
b
Body condition was calculated by dividing body mass by the skeletal body length of possums.