Table 2.
Fluorescent in situ Hybridization of targeted Dichelobacter nodosus on ovine interdigital skin tissue samples from the 3D skin culture model.
Samples | FISH score system median (min–max) |
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Mock-infected controls (n = 5) | 0 (0) |
Infected with aprV2 D. nodosus (n = 4) | 1.5 (1–2) |
Infected with aprB2 D. nodosus (n = 4) | 2.5 (1–3) |
Score system: 0, no invasive bacteria; 1, low number of invasive bacteria from 1 to 20; 2, moderate number of invasive bacteria from 20 to 200; 3, high number of invasive bacteria from 200 to uncountable bacterial cells (Modified from Rasmussen et al., 2012). Min, minimum; max, maximum.