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Fig. 4 | Gut Pathogens

Fig. 4

From: In vivo animal models confirm an increased virulence potential and pathogenicity of the NAP1/RT027/ST01 genotype within the Clostridium difficile MLST Clade 2

Fig. 4

White blood cell (CBC) counts in infected hamsters measured 1 or 2 days after C. difficile detection in their feces. Animals were euthanized on day 6 after infection (those with 5758-ST01 were euthanized on day 3 due to their rapid mortality and detection of C. difficile in the feces at this time point). Blood samples were collected and WBC counts were performed on stained smears. Counts are expressed in percentages of cells observed. *p < 0.05 Kruskall-Wallis and Dunn’s multiple comparison test with Benjamini–Hochberg correction

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Gut Pathogens

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