Skip to main content

Table 4 Aerobic bacterial culture results. Chi-squared test was used to assess for significance

From: Alterations to the bovine bacterial ocular surface microbiome in the context of infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis

Category

IBK Eyes:

Positive Culture

IBK Eyes: Negative Culture

Normal Eyes:

Positive Culture

Normal Eyes: Negative Culture

Statistical significance

(Chi-squared)

Moraxella bovis

7(3.07%)

221 (96.93%)

1(0.63%)

158(99.37%)

P = 0.1481

Moraxella bovoculi

59(25.88%)

169(74.12%)

7(4.40%)

152(95.60%)

P < 0.0001

Moraxella osloensis

1(0.44%)

227(99.56%)

0(0%)

159(100%)

P > 0.05

Trueperella pyogenes

4(1.75%)

224(98.25%)

0(0%)

159(100%)

P > 0.05

Unspecified fungus

10(4.39%)

218(95.61%)

12(7.55%)

147(92.45%)

P > 0.05

Bacillus spp.

7(3.07%)

221(96.93%)

2(1.26%)

157(98.74%)

P > 0.05

Proteus spp.

1(044%)

227(99.56%)

0(0%)

159(100%)

P > 0.05

Mixed bacterial growth

220(96.49%)

8(4.51%)

156(98.11%)

3(1.89%)

P > 0.05