Table 2 Burden of Toxoplasma gondii DNA in chicken tissues (used as mouse inocula)
Chicken IDa | qPCR | DNA (pg) | No. of mice infected (out of 3 inoculated) | No. of mice euthanized early due to infection (% mortality)b |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1.6 | Pos | 0.3 | 3 | 0 (0) |
1.8 | Pos | 1.5 | 3 | 0 (0) |
2.1 | Pos | 11.1 | 3 | 3 (100) |
2.3 | Pos | 1.8 | 3 | 3 (100) |
2.7 | Pos | 0.04 | 0 | 0 (0) |
3.2 | Neg | 0.0 | 3 | 0 (0) |
3.4 | Pos | 0.3 | 3 | 0 (0) |
3.5 | Pos | 0.7 | 3 | 3 (100) |
3.6 | Pos | 0.1 | 3 | 1 (33.3) |
3.8 | Pos | 5.6 | 3 | 2 (66.7) |
5.1 | Pos | 6.3 | 3 | 3 (100) |
5.2 | Pos | 13.6 | 3 | 2 (66.7) |
6.1 | Pos | 21.6 | 3 | 3 (100) |
6.2 | Pos | 1.1 | 3 | 3 (100) |
6.6 | Pos | 1.9 | 3 | 3 (100) |
8.1 | Neg | 0.0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
8.5 | Pos | 0.07 | 3 | 3 (100) |
9.1 | Pos | 0.2 | 2 | 0 (0) |
9.2 | Pos | 2.5 | 3 | 0 (0) |
9.3 | Pos | 1.7 | 3 | 0 (0) |
9.5 | Neg | 0.0 | 3 | 0 (0) |
9.8 | Pos | 0.3 | 3 | 0 (0) |
9.9 | Neg | 0.0 | 0 | 0 (0) |