In the ileum and colon, how did Fusobacterium spp counts compare between cats with inflammatory bowel disease and those with small cell lymphoma?

• A. Colon: higher in small cell lymphoma; Ileum: not significantly different
• B. Colon: not different; Ileum: higher in small cell lymphoma
• C. Colon: higher in inflammatory bowel disease; Ileum: higher in small cell lymphoma
• D. Colon: not different; Ileum: not significantly different

Answer: (A)

The main idea is how the disease state and the gut region together shape Fusobacterium counts. The data show that in the colon, cats with small cell lymphoma have higher Fusobacterium spp counts than those with inflammatory bowel disease, while in the ileum there’s no significant difference between the disease groups. So the colon shows a disease-associated increase in Fusobacterium with lymphoma, but the ileum does not. “Not significantly different” means the observed difference could be due to chance, not a real effect. Other patterns that suggest the colon is higher in inflammatory bowel disease or that the ileum has a clear difference don’t fit the findings.