Animal model of Mycoplasma fermentans respiratory infection

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Table 5 Severity of histopathological damage observed in lungs during the experiment

Day	M. fermentans P 140	M. fermentans PG 18	M. pneumoniae
1	-	-	-
5	+	-	++
10	+++	+	+++
15	++	+	+++
25	++	+	++
35	++	++	++
50	++	++	++

Score:
- No damage in 100% of 10 fields observed.
+ Interstitial tissue infiltrated with inflammatory cells in less than 30% of 10 fields observed.
++ Interstitial tissue infiltrated with inflammatory cells in 30–60% of 10 fields observed.
+++ Interstitial tissue infiltrated with inflammatory cells in more than 60% of 10 fields observed.

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