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Fig. 2 | 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

Fig. 2

Infection and multi-infection rates in F3 and BCEC-1 cells infected by Nc-Spain7 and Nc-Spain1H isolates. Graphs represent the cell infection rates as the percentage of infected cells in F3 (a) and BCEC-1 cells (b) for both isolates and the percentage of cells with multi-infection (more than one parasitophorous vacuole) in F3 (c) and BCEC-1 cells (d). Each column and error bar represents the mean and the SD of 4 replicates from 2 independent assays using different MOIs. The total number of cells, the number of infected cells and the number of cells with multi-infection were determined by double immunofluorescence staining followed by counting using an inverted fluorescence microscope. The cInfRs were higher in F3 than in BCEC-1 cells infected by both isolates (P < 0.0001). The percentage of cells containing more than a single vacuole was also higher in F3 than in BCEC-1 cells infected by both isolates (P < 0.05). * represents significant differences between isolates

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