Table 2 Real Time PCR results for the spleens and ears of the 10 Leishmania infantum-positive Rattus norvegicus captured in the Barcelona sewer system
Rattus norvegicus ID numbers | qPCR results a | ||
|---|---|---|---|
R. norvegicus spleens | Ct | Estimated n of parasites/100 mg | Standard deviation |
1 | 35.45 | 6.71 | 2.34 |
2 | 35.24 | 8.43 | 2.22 |
3 | 28.06 | 794.89 | 74.66 |
4 | 35.24 | 8.43 | 2.22 |
5 | 35.07 | 29.43 | 3.49 |
6 | 23.10 | 20,156.21 | 1,987.96 |
7 | 30.06 | 445.04 | 38.93 |
R. norvegicus ears | Ct | Estimated n of parasites/150 mg tissue | Standard deviation |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 29.82 | 1222.35 | 242.37 |
8 | 18.09 | 430,119.63 | 86,890 |
9 | 34.87 | 10.66 | 2.32 |
10 | 33.86 | 84.33 | 37.63 |