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Table 4 Number of the T. cruzi DTUs observed in the rodent tissue samples successfully genotyped

From: Genotype diversity of Trypanosoma cruzi in small rodents and Triatoma sanguisuga from a rural area in New Orleans, Louisiana

Host DTU Tissue
   Heart Liver Skeletal muscle Spleen
  I Only (n = 16) 14 (88%) 5 (31%) 2(13%) 2 (13%)
Mouse (n = 20) II Only (n = 2) 2 (100%) ND ND ND
  I-II † (n = 1) 1† (100%) 1† (100%) 1† (100%) 1† (100%)
  II-IV (n = 1) 1 (100%) ND ND ND
  Total* 18/20 (90%) 6/20 (30%) 3/20 (15%) 3/20 (15%)
Rat (n = 3) I Only 2 (67%) ND ND ND
  II-IV 1 (33%) ND ND ND
  Total** 3/3 (100%) 0/3 (0%) 0/3 (0%) 0/3 (0%)
Total (N=23)***   21/23 (91%) 6/23 (26%) 3/23 (13%) 3/23 (13%)
  1. ND: Not detected.
  2. † DTU TcI was found in the heart and TCII was found in the other tissues in the same mouse.
  3. *Total of mice.
  4. **Total of rats.
  5. ***Total of rodents.
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