Table 4.

Toxoplasma gondii DNA detection by ITS1 nested-PCR in tissues from mice orally infected with oocysts from different genotypes

		Tissue
T. gondii genotype	DPI	SI	Heart	Brain	OG
G2 – M4 (type II)	7	0 (5)	0 (5)	2 (5)	0 (5)
	14	0 (5)	0 (5)	1 (5)	0 (5)
	21	0 (5)	0 (5)	0 (5)	0 (5)
G3 – BrI	7	0 (5)	2 (5)	4 (5)	4 (5)
	8–11	0 (8)	1 (8)	8(8)	3(8)
	14	0 (2)	0 (2)	2 (2)	1 (2)
G4 – BrIII	7	0 (5)	0 (5)	5 (5)	0 (5)
	14	0 (5)	0 (5)	5 (5)	0 (5)
	21	0 (5)	1 (5)	3 (5)	1 (5)

DPI, days post infection; SI, small intestine; OG, ocular globe.

( ) = number of mice tested.