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Sagittal section of the spine of mink #8 between T9–T10. There is necrosis and fragmentation of intervertebral disk cartilage (arrow) surrounded by pyogranulomatous inflammation affecting trabecular bone and vertebral growth plate (arrowhead). Hematoxylin and eosin stain. Bar = 100 μm. Inset: Multiple coccoid bacterial colonies within vertebral necrotic bone. Brown and Brenn Gram stain. Bar = 20 μm.
