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Fig. 3

From: An optimized swine dysentery murine model to characterize shedding and clinical disease associated with “Brachyspira hampsonii” infection

Fig. 3

Cluster dendrogram and data table for Experiment 1 showing clustering of histopathology. Three clusters (Ward’s linkage, Matched Similarity Measure) are evident; all unrelated to Brachyspira species, diet or clinical outcome. Cluster 1 (blue) distinguishes mice with epithelial regeneration in caecum. Two of three mice also have a catarrhal inflammation in colon, as do all mice in cluster 2 (red). Cluster 3 (green) includes mice with no pathology in caecum and colon. R = regeneration of epithelium; CI = presence of catarrhal inflammation; TD = low zinc TD85420 diet; RMH = RMH3000 chow diet (normal zinc); spp. = Brachyspira species used for inoculation; hamp = “B. hampsonii”; hyo = B. hyodysenteriae; ctrl = non-inoculated control; ID = mouse identification; + = lesion or soft mucoid faeces present; − = lesion or soft mucoid faeces absent

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