. 2012 Nov 8;7(11):e47983. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0047983

Table 5. Probability values for differences in pathogenicity measures between the WT and recombinant S. pneumoniae strains.

	p-values
Strain comparison	Day 1 Otoscopy Either ear	Day 2 Otoscopy Either ear	Rapidity of Developing Ear Fluid	Maximal Otologic Score	Time to Maximal Otologic Score	Overall Mortality^@	Spread to Lung^@	Spread to Brain^@
SV35-T23 vs. SV36-T3	*0.0008*	*0.0002* ^*	*0.0019* ^*	*0.0019* ^*	NC	1.1⁻⁰⁵	*0.0058*	*0.023*
SV35-T3^* vs. SV36-T3	*0.0387*	*0.0031* ^*	0.298^*	0.1806^*	NC	0.0823	0.3348	1

Italicized values are statistically significant at P≤0.05.

computed using the Mann-Whitney U (Wilcox) Test;

computed using the Fisher Exact Test for Count Data, NC = not computed.