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Table 2 Mean ± SD values of clinicalvariables in the two groups of lambs inoculated with each of the two 16S rRNA gene variants of A. phagocytophilum, variant 1 and 2 respectively.

From: Variant -and individual dependent nature of persistent Anaplasma phagocytophilum infection

16S gene variants of A. phagocytophilum

N

Incubation period

(days)

Maximum

fever (°C)

Duration of fever

(days)

Nadir of neutropenia

Duration of neutropenia (days)

1

5

5.6 ± 0.89

41.8 ± 0.23**

9.4 ± 3.21**

0.29 ± 0.108*

6.3 ± 3.20*

2

5

6.6 ± 0.55

41.0 ± 0.34

2.2 ± 0.45

0.73 ± 0.236

0.3 ± 0.50

  1. The incubation period is the number of days from inoculation until the first day of fever. Duration of fever is the number of days with fever during the infection. Nadir of neutropenia (< 0.7 × 109 Litre-1) is the lowest neutrophil count. * P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01.
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Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica

ISSN: 1751-0147