Table 3 Differences in clinical signs of vaccinated and unvaccinated moribund and vaccinated survivors Atlantic salmon single infected with P. salmonis.

From: Host genetic variation explains reduced protection of commercial vaccines against Piscirickettsia salmonis in Atlantic salmon

Type of lesion or alteration

Presence of alterations

Number of fish

Proportion

X-squared UM − VM

X-squared VM − VS

df

p-valuea UM − VM

p-valuea VM − VS

UM

VM

VS

UM

VM

VS

Skin congestion

No

15

5

14

0.75

0.25

0.70

8.1

6.416

1

0.0044

0.01131

Yes

5

15

6

0.25

0.75

0.30

     

Desquamation

No

15

8

12

0.75

0.40

0.60

3.6829

0.9

1

0.0549

0.3428

Yes

5

12

8

0.25

0.60

0.40

     

Skin ecchymosis

No

20

20

18

1.00

1.00

0.90

0

0.52632

1

1

0.4682

Yes

0

0

2

0.00

0.00

0.10

     

Gill paleness

No

5

12

3

0.75

0.60

0.15

3.6829

5.1042

1

0.0549

0.02387

Yes

15

8

17

0.25

0.40

0.85

     

Gill mucus

No

2

2

15

0.10

0.10

0.75

0

14.731

1

1

0.000124

Yes

18

18

5

0.90

0.90

0.25

     

Gill melanomacrophagues

No

8

12

9

0.40

0.60

0.45

0.3428

0.401

1

0.3428

0.5266

Yes

12

8

11

0.60

0.40

0.55

     

White hepatic nodules

No

4

15

19

0.20

0.75

0.95

10.025

1.7647

1

0.0015

0.184

Yes

16

5

1

0.80

0.25

0.05

     

Hepatomegaly

No

20

20

19

1.00

1.00

0.95

0

0

1

1

1

Yes

0

0

1

0.00

0.00

0.05

     

Spleen paleness

No

0

0

0

0.00

0.00

0.00

0

0

1

1

1

Yes

20

20

20

1.00

1.00

1.00

     

Splenomegaly

No

0

0

1

0.00

0.00

0.05

0

0

1

1

1

Yes

20

20

19

1.00

1.00

0.95

     
  1. U: unvaccinated; V: vaccinated; M: moribund; and S: survivors.
  2. ap-values were obtained from non-parametric chi-square test to compare proportions.