Table 3.
Comparison of Salmonella culture results from samples collected during necropsy from pigs inoculated with Salmonella serovars 4,[5],12:i:-, Typhimurium and Derby in animal study #2.
| Culture positives* | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inoculum | Necropsy DPI | Location | ||||
| Colon | Liver | Spleen | IC LN | Tonsils | ||
| S. 4,[5],12:i:- | 2 | 100% | 40% | 20% | 100% | 100% |
| 5/5 | 2/5 | 1/5 | 5/5 | 5/5 | ||
| 4 | 100% | 40% | 20% | 100% | 100% | |
| 5/5 | 2/5 | 1/5 | 5/5 | 5/5 | ||
| 28 | 10% | 0% | 0% | 50% | 90% | |
| 1/10 | 0/10 | 0/10 | 5/10 | 9/10 | ||
| S. Derby | 2 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 5/5 | 0/5 | 0/5 | 5/5 | 5/5 | ||
| 4 | 80% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 40% | |
| 4/5 | 0/5 | 0/5 | 5/5 | 2/5 | ||
| 28 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 67% | 67% | |
| 0/9 | 0/9 | 0/9 | 6/9 | 6/9 | ||
| S. Typhimurium | 2 | 100% | 60% | 20% | 100% | 80% |
| 5/5 | 3/5 | 1/5 | 5/5 | 4/5 | ||
| 4 | 100% | 20% | 0% | 100% | 100% | |
| 5/5 | 1/5 | 0/5 | 5/5 | 5/5 | ||
| 28 | 30% | 0% | 0% | 40% | 40% | |
| 3/10 | 0/10 | 0/10 | 4/10 | 4/10 | ||
DPI, days post inoculation; IC LN, ileocecal lymph nodes.
*
Positives were positive for Salmonella from quantitative and/or enrichment culture.