Table 1 Number of different bacteria species isolated in samples from PPDS-affected and non-affected sows
|  | Pooled samples from anterior mammary glands (first 3 pairs of cranial glands) | Pooled samples from posterior mammary glands (3 – 4 pairs of caudal glands) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of isolated different bacteria species | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
In samples from PPDS+ sows (n = 27) (%) | 18.5 | 29.7 | 25.9 | 25.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 25.9 | 25.9 | 25.9 | 18.5 | 0.0 | 3.8 |
In samples from PPDS- sows (n = 29) (%) | 13.8 | 37.9 | 31.0 | 10.3 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 31.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |