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Fig. 1 | Parasites & Vectors

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From: Differential susceptibility of bovine caruncular and trophoblast cell lines to infection with high and low virulence isolates of Neospora caninum

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Parasite invasion rates in F3 and BCEC-1 cells infected by Nc-Spain7 and Nc-Spain1H isolates. Graphs represent parasite infection rates in F3 (a) and BCEC-1 cells (b) defined as the percentage of invaded tachyzoites (number of events per well) studied at different time points for Nc-Spain7 and Nc-Spain1H. Each column and error bar represents the mean and the SD of 4 replicates from 2 independent assays at the indicated sampling times. The total number of invaded tachyzoites was determined by single immunofluorescence staining of events (parasitophorous vacuoles and lysis plaques) followed by counting using an inverted fluorescence microscope. Significantly higher pInvRs were found in F3 cells compared to BCEC-1 cells infected with Nc-Spain7 (P < 0.01), whereas no differences were found in the pInvRs of F3 and BCEC-1 cells infected by Nc-Spain1H (P > 0.05). * represents significant differences between isolates

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