Effects of Mycobacterium vaccae vaccine in a mouse model of tuberculosis: protective action and differentially expressed genes

Table 1 The standard of identifying gross pathological lesion indexes of organs by pathological observation

Organs	Lesion indexes
Organs	–	1+	2+	3+
Lung	Without TB nodules and caseous necrosis	The number of TB nodules ≤10 or the area of caseous necrosis up to 20%	The number of TB nodules ≥10 or the area of caseous necrosis up to 40%	The number of TB nodules ≥20 or the area of caseous necrosis up to 40%
Liver	Normal size	Slight swell ^a	Moderate swell ^b	Severe swell ^c
Spleen	Normal size	Slight swell ^a	Moderate swell ^b	Severe swell ^c

Note: Relative to normal liver and spleen, ^a swell was less than 20%; ^b swell was more than 20% and less than 40%; ^c swell was more than 40%

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