TABLE 5.
Isolation of S. suis type 2 from tissues and bloode
| Group | No. of pigs from which S. suis type 2 was isolated at indicated site/total no. of pigs
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tissuesa
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Bloodb
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| CNS | URTc | Lung | Joint | Pl, Pt, and/or Pcd | Days 1–3 | Necropsy | |
| 1 | 1/11 A | 1/11 A | 0/11 A | 0/11 A | 0/11 A | 0/6 A | 0/11 A |
| 2 | 5/11 A, B | 2/11 A | 1/11 A | 3/11 A, B | 3/11 A, B | 1/6 A | 6/11 C |
| 3 | 4/11 A, B | 2/11 A | 2/11 A | 5/11 B | 4/11 A, B | 2/6 A | 4/11 A, B, C |
| 4 | 4/11 A, B | 2/11 A | 3/11 A | 2/11 A, B | 5/11 B | 0/6 A | 5/11 A, B, C |
| 5 | 1/11 A | 0/11 A | 1/11 A | 1/11 A, B | 1/11 A, B | 1/6 A | 1/11 A, B |
| 6 | 3/10 A, B | 2/10 A | 1/10 A | 2/10 A, B | 3/10 A, B | 2/6 A | 3/10 A, B |
| 7 | 7/11 B | 3/11 A | 3/11 A | 3/11 A, B | 4/11 A, B | 3/6 A | 7/11 C |
a
Tissues collected at the time of necropsy.
b
Blood collected on days 1, 2, and 3 after S. suis challenge and at necropsy.
c
URT, upper respiratory tract (turbinate or trachea).
d
Pl, Pt, and Pc, pleura, peritoneum, and pericardium, respectively.
e
Within each column, values followed by letters (A, B, C, and D) are significantly different from other values followed by a different letter(s) (P < 0.05).