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Table 1 Pasteurella multocida B:2 isolation, DNA detection and localisation in all samples from calves 2A, 2B and 2C
| Tract | Organ | P. multocidaB:2 DNA (+/total) | Localisation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | Nasal | 0/3 | Serous glands. |
| Tonsil | 3/3 | Tonsillar crypts with denuded epithelial cells. | |
| (Animal ID: 2A, 2B, 2C) | |||
| Epiglottis | 0/3 | Epithelium, serous glands. | |
| Trachea | 0/3 | Epithelial surface. | |
| Lungs | 1/3 | Bronchiolar exudates, alveolar space, alveolar sac surface, intracytoplasmic of alveolar macrophages. | |
| (Animal ID: 2A) | |||
| Gastrointestinal | Liver | 0/3 | (negative) |
| Rumen | 0/3 | Tip of mucosal surface. | |
| Reticulum | 1/3 | ||
| (Animal ID: 2B) | |||
| Omasum | 0/3 | ||
| Abomasum | 0/3 | ||
| Duodenum | 0/3 | ||
| Jejunum | 0/3 | ||
| Ileum | 1/3 | ||
| (Animal ID: 2C) | |||
| Caecum | 0/3 | ||
| Colon | 0/3 | ||
| Rectum | 0/3 | ||
| Mesenteric lymph nodes | 0/3 | (negative) | |
| Urinary | Kidney | 0/3 | (negative) |
| Ureter | 1/3 | Ureteral lumen, intracytoplasmic of denuded epithelial cells. | |
| (Animal ID: 2C) | |||
| Urinary bladder | 0/2 | Intracytoplasmic and surface of transitional cells. |
