Skip to main content
. 2015 Sep 8;8(9):1038–1044. doi: 10.14202/vetworld.2015.1038-1044

Table-2.

Skin lesion score and significance of disease in A. invadans experimentally challenged fish.

Species/treatment Skin lesion score Mortality χ2 p value

0 1 χ2 3 4
Snakehead
Exp (%) 0/44 (0) 0/44 (0) 0/44 (0) 24/44 (54.5) 20/44 (45.5) 44/44 (100) 201.59 <0.001
Cntl 0/22 0/22 0/22 0/22 0/22 0/22
Snakeskin gourami
Exp (%) 0/44 (0) 0/44 (0) 0/44 (0) 21/44 (47.7) 23/44 (52.3) 44/44 (100) 211.58 <0.001
Cntl 0/22 0/22 0/22 0/22 0/22 0/22
Koi carp
Exp (%) 0/44 (0) 0/44 (0) 0/44 (0) 23/44 (52.3) 21/44 (47.7) 44/44 (100) 204.92 <0.001
Cntl 0/22 0/22 0/22 0/22 0/22 0/22
Broadhead catfish
Exp (%) 0/44 (0) 0/44 (0) 0/44 (0) 22/44 (50) 22/44 (50) 44/44 (100) 211.58 <0.001
Cntl 0/22 0/22 0/22 0/22 0/22 0/22
Goldfish
Exp (%) 0/44 (0) 0/44 (0) 6/44 (13.6) 22/44 (50) 16/44 (36.4) 44/44 (100) 176.95 <0.001
Cntl 0/22 0/22 0/22 0/22 0/22 0/22
Climbing perch
Exp (%) 0/44 (0) 0/44 (0) 9/44 (25.5) 20/44 (45.5) 15/44 (34.1) 44/44 (100) 167.97 <0.001
Cntl 0/22 0/22 0/22 0/22 0/22 0/22
Nile tilapia
Exp (%) 39/44 (88.6) 5/44 (11.4) 0/44 (0) 0/44 (0) 0/44 (0) 0/44 (0) 22.5 <0.001
Cntl 0/22 0/22 0/22 0/22 0/22 0/22

Cntl=Control, Exp=Experimental, Note: Figures in parentheses indicate percentage of each score and mortality, A. invadans=Aphanomyces invadans