How Histopathology Can Contribute to an Understanding of Defense Mechanisms against Cryptococci

Figure 9

The mean±standarddeviation (SD) values of the cross-point interval of the lungs of the mice infected with C. gattii TIMM 4097 on days 5, 10, 15, and 30 after infection were 26.86±19.48, 29.46±21.89, 38.21±43.08, and 45.13±46.48 μm, respectively. In contrast, that of mice infected with C. gattii TIMM 4097 were 24.06±18.30, 27.90±20.00, 33.07±22.49, and 33.92±23.70 μm, respectively. Analyses of the mean value and variance of the cross-point interval revealed significant differences between the mean value and variance of mice infected with C. gattii TIMM 4097 and 4903 on days 15 and 30 after infection.