This study aimed to evaluate the ability of a panel of lectins to inhibit the ability of Pasteurella multocida to adhere to and affect the\nrabbit respiratory epithelium. Nasal septa from rabbit fetuses were cultured with various lectins before the addition of P. multocida.\nThe percentage of bacteria adhering to the epithelium was evaluated semiquantitatively by indirect immunoperoxidase (IIP)\nstaining.The goblet cells (GCs)were counted in semithin sections stained with toluidine blue and served as the main morphological\ncriterion to evaluate the inhibitory effect of the lectins. The lectins PNA, WGA, RCA120, and DBA significantly inhibited the\nadhesion of P. multocida to the ciliated epithelium (
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