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Table 1 Comparing of semi-quantitative scoring of sampled fish tissues based on HE staining, calcofluor white staining and real-time PCR Ct-values

From: A case study of Desmozoon lepeophtherii infection in farmed Atlantic salmon associated with gill disease, peritonitis, intestinal infection, stunted growth, and increased mortality

Pathology scores of each fish

Fish ID

Histopathology scores

Calcofluor staining scores

Real-Time PCR Ct-values

Gill Microvesicles

PGI

Peritonitis

Gill

Peritoneum

Heart/Kidney

Gill

Acute

A6

3.0

1.0

2.0

3.0

2.0

17

nd

Acute

A1

3.0

1.0

1.0

2.0

2.5

17

nd

Acute

A3

3.0

1.0

2.0

3.0

1.5

17

nd

Acute

A7

3.0

1.0

3.0

2.0

3.0

18

nd

Acute

A4

3.0

1.0

1.5

3.0

1.0

20

nd

Acute

B1

3.0

1.0

2.5

3.0

1.0

nd

20

Subacute

B2

3.0

2.0

1.5

3.0

1.0

nd

22

Subacute

A5

2.0

1.0

3.0

1.0

1.5

24

nd

Subacute

B3

2.0

2.0

3.0

1.5

3.0

nd

27

Subacute

A2

1.0

1.0

3.0

1.0

0.5

nd

nd

Chronic

C2

2.0

2.5

1.5

2.0

1.0

21

20

Chronic

B4

2.0

3.0

2.5

2.5

2.0

nd

23

Chronic

C4

1.0

2.0

3.0

1.0

1.5

26

24

Chronic

C3

1.5

2.0

2.0

1.0

1.0

28

25

Chronic

B8

2.0

1.0

2.0

1.0

1.5

nd

26

Chronic

C1

1.0

0.5

1.5

1.0

0.0

25

26

Chronic

C6

1.0

2.0

1.5

0.0

0.0

23

27

Chronic

B7

1.0

0.5

3.0

1.0

2.5

nd

28

Chronic

B6

1.0

0.5

2.0

1.0

0.0

nd

30

Chronic

B5

1.0

0.5

2.0

1.0

1.0

nd

30

Chronic

C5

1.0

1.0

2.0

1.0

1.5

26

31

  1. Abbreviation: nd not done