Table 2.

Lectin staining, subjectively described from ++ (very strong) to - (absent) during a primary infection with O.ostertagi.

lectin	time (dpi/dpe)a	mucusb	SMCc	MNCd
UEAI	0	+/-	-	++
	14	+/-	+/-	++
	21	+	+	++
	60	+	+	++
WGA	0	++	++	++
	14	++	++	++
	21	+	+	+
	60	+	+	+
RCA120	0	++	++	++
	14	++	++	++
	21	++	++	+
	60	++	++	++
DBA	0	++	++	++
	14	++	++	++
	21	++	++	++
	60	+	+	++
SBA	0	++	++	++
	14	++	+	++
	21	++	++	++
	60	++	++	++
PNA	0	+	++	++
	14	+	+	++
	21	+/-	+/-	+/-
	60	+	+	++

UEA-I binds L-fucose, WGA binds N-acetyl glucosamine, RCA₁₂₀, DBA, SBA and PNA belong to the galactose/N-acetylgalactosamine binding lectins.

^adpi: days post infection (14, 21) dpe: days post exposure (60).

^bmucus: extracellular mucus on the surface of the epithelial cells.

^cSMCs: surface mucus cells.

^dMNCs: mucus neck cells.