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Table 3 Associations of nematode presence and burden with mites, bacteria, yeast, and cells in the same ear and in the contralateral ear of the elephants

From: Into the large ears: otitis externa associated with nematodes, mites, and bacteria in Asian elephants (Elephas maximus)

 

Nematodes (present/absent)

Nematode burden (categorical)

Same ear

Contralateral ear

Same ear

Contralateral ear

Mites (±)

0.2734

0.0258*

0.0424*

0.0234*

Mites (category)

0.0117*

0.0007*

0.0005*

0.0023*

Rods

0.0073*

0.0074*

0.0017*

0.0523

Cocci

0.1051

0.0480*

0.0065*

0.0499

Yeast

0.3019

0.2114

0.0482*

0.2662

White blood cells

0.3509

0.3373

0.631

0.6471

Epithelial cells

0.0028*

0.0011*

0.0037*

0.0108*

  1. * P ≤ 0.05 [Fisher’s exact test (two-tailed)]
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