TABLE 1.
Virus titersa and immunohistochemical detection of RCMV and RCMVΔR33 in salivary glands
| Virus | 10-week-old rats, 5 × 106 PFU of RCMV
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6 week-old rats, 1 × 106 PFU of RCMV
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3, 5, and 7 days p.i.
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10 days p.i.
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14 days p.i.
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Titer at 28 days p.i. | ||||
| Titera | IPOXb | Titer | IPOX | Titer | IPOX | ||
| RCMV | <1 | 0/3 | 3.6 ± 0.3 | 2/3 | >4 | 3/3 | >4 |
| RCMVΔR33 | <1 | 0/3 | <1 | 0/3 | <1 | 0/3 | <1 |
a
Log10 virus titers are shown as mean ± standard deviation (PFU per milliliter).
b
Immune peroxidase assay (IPOX) data are represented as the number of rats of which the salivary glands were found RCMV positive/total number of rats tested.