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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.