Table 2.
Molecular and microscopic characterization of L. major infection in captured rodents. The parameters considered include species, sex, PCR (kDNA) test results, presence of lesions, and observation of L. major amastigotes in the rodent tissues.
| Species | Sex | L.m. amastigote | PCR | Lesion observation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liver | Spleen | Sole | ||||
| R. rattus | Male | − | − | + | − | N |
| R. rattus | Male | Spleen | + | + | − | N |
| R. rattus | Female | − | − | + | − | N |
| R. rattus | Male | Spleen | − | + | − | N |
| R. rattus | Male | Spleen | − | + | Muzzle | |
| R. rattus | Male | − | + | + | − | N |
| R. rattus | Male | − | + | − | N | |
| R. rattus | Male | Spleen | − | + | − | Body/foot/lip/muzzle |
| R. rattus | Male | − | − | + | − | N |
| R. rattus | Male | − | − | + | + | N |
| R. rattus | Female | − | − | + | − | N |
| M. musculus | Male | − | − | + | − | N |
| M. musculus | Female | Spleen | + | + | − | N |
| M. musculus | Female | − | − | + | − | N |
| M. musculus | Female | − | − | + | − | N |
| M. musculus | Female | Spleen | − | + | Muzzle | |
| M. musculus | Male | − | + | + | − | N |
| Meriones persicus | Female | − | − | + | − | N |
Positive infection (+), negative infection (−), not seen (N), L. major (L.m.).