Pvalue | ||||||
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Description | CTRL (n = 6) | INOC (n = 11) | INOC (with MHD) (n = 9) | INOC vs. CTRL | INOC (with MHD) vs. CTRL | |
Gross pathology frequency* | ||||||
Proximal colon | 1/6 | 8/11 | 8/9 | 0.04 | 0.01 | |
Apex colon | 0/6 | 9/11 | 9/9 | <0.01 | <0.001 | |
Distal colon | 0/6 | 7/11 | 7/9 | 0.02 | <0.01 | |
Cecum | 1/6 | 6/11 | 5/9 | ns | ns | |
Rectum | 0/6 | 5/11 | 5/9 | 0.08 | 0.04 | |
Histopathologic lesion frequency** | ||||||
Colonic inflammation | 0/6 | 9/11 | 9/9 | <0.01 | <0.001 | |
Colonic necrosis | 0/6 | 9/11 | 9/9 | <0.01 | <0.001 | |
Cecal inflammation | 0/6 | 6/11 | 6/9 | 0.04 | 0.001 | |
Cecal necrosis | 0/6 | 3/11 | 3/9 | ns | 0.02 | |
Colonic spirochetes | 0/6 | 8/11 | 8/9 | <0.01 | 0.001 |