Table 3 Comparative bacterial load and pathology scores of tissues between groups of treatment of animals that died after bacterial challenge.

3.46 ± 0.79

3.34 ± 0.89

4.19 ± 0.92

2.14 ± 0.59

3.64 ± 0.75

3.63 ± 0.92

4.10 ± 0.90

3.58 ± 0.79

5.94 ± 0.50

4.92 ± 0.73

6.63 ± 0.30

6.82 ± 0.12

4.73 ± 0.59

4.09 ± 0.83

6.28 ± 0.39

5.76 ± 0.62

Pathology score (mean ± SE)

1.25 ± 0.25

0.38 ± 0.18^a

0.80 ± 0.20

0.71 ± 0.28

2.50 ± 0.38

2.70 ± 0.37

2.80 ± 0.20

2.43 ± 0.37

2.38 ± 0.46

2.13 ± 0.52

2.30 ± 0.58

2.71 ± 0.36

1.38 ± 0.32

0.75 ± 0.25^b

1.30 ± 0.16

1.29 ± 0.29