Group | Animals | Post mortem examination | Final diagnosis |
---|---|---|---|
#1 - Control animals inoculated with sterile 0.9% saline solution | # 001 | No abscess | ---- |
# 002 | No abscess | ---- | |
# 003 | No abscess | ---- | |
# 2 - Experimental infection with 2 × 105 CFU C. pseudotuberculosis VD57 wild strain | # 122 | Three abscesses in the inoculation site, one in the right cervical lymph node and 17 abscesses in the lungs | Positive |
# 150 | Eight abscesses in the lungs | Positive | |
# 156 | One abscess in the lungs and one in the liver | Positive | |
# 181 | Two abscesses in the lungs | Positive | |
# 189 | One abscess in the lungs and one in the liver | Positive | |
# 602 | No abscess | Negative | |
# 3 - Immunization with 250 μg CDM antigen and 1.5 mg saponins | # 51 | One abscess in the left parotid lymph node and one in the liver | Positive |
# 61 | One abscess in the left cervical lymph node | Positive | |
# 141 | One abscess in the right parotid lymph node | Positive | |
# 155 | No abscess | Negative | |
# 161 | No abscess | Negative | |
# 295 | No abscess | Negative |