TABLE 2.
Data from longitudinal study: juvenile rodents suspected of having maternal antibody (as determined from ELISA and RT-PCR results)
| Capture date (yr/mo/day) | Rodent | Sexa | Ageb | Wt (g) | ELISAc | RT-PCRd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97/07/12 | 1 | F | J | 10 | 4 | − |
| 97/08/09 | 1 | F | A | 25 | 0 | − |
| 97/08/31 | 1 | F | A | 27 | 0 | − |
| 97/06/17 | 2 | F | J | 12 | 3 | − |
| 97/07/12 | 2 | F | A | 14 | 0 | − |
| 98/06/07 | 3 | M | J | 8 | 5 | − |
| 98/06/28 | 3 | M | J | 12 | 2 | − |
| 98/06/07 | 4 | M | J | 8 | 5 | − |
| 98/06/28 | 4 | M | J | 14 | 2 | − |
| 98/07/22 | 4 | M | A | 14 | 1 | − |
| 98/08/15 | 4 | M | A | 14 | 0 | − |
| 97/08/27 | 5 | F | J | 9 | 5 | − |
| 97/09/21 | 5 | F | A | 20 | 0 | − |
| 97/10/13 | 5 | F | A | 18 | 0 | − |
| 97/08/27 | 6 | M | J | 8 | 5 | − |
| 97/09/21 | 6 | M | A | 13 | 1 | − |
| 97/08/27 | 7 | F | J | 8 | 5 | − |
| 97/09/21 | 7 | F | A | 11 | 1 | − |
| 97/10/13 | 7 | F | A | 14 | 0 | − |
| 97/11/04 | 7 | F | A | 14 | 0 | − |
| 98/06/07 | 7 | F | A | 19 | 5 | + |
| 98/06/28 | 7 | F | A | 19 | 4 | − |
| 98/07/22 | 7 | F | A | 23 | 4 | + |
| 98/08/15 | 7 | F | A | 22 | 3 | + |
| 98/09/09 | 7 | F | A | 26 | 5 | + |
| 98/10/14 | 7 | F | A | 19 | 4 | − |
| 98/07/22 | 8 | F | J | 10 | 4 | − |
| 98/08/15 | 8 | F | A | 13 | 3 | − |
| 98/09/09 | 8 | F | A | 14 | 0 | − |
| 98/10/14 | 8 | F | A | 13 | 0 | − |
| 98/08/15 | 9 | M | A | 13 | 1 | − |
| 98/09/09 | 9 | M | A | 14 | 0 | − |
| 98/10/14 | 9 | M | A | 14 | 0 | − |
| 98/09/09 | 10 | F | J | 12 | 3 | − |
| 98/10/14 | 10 | F | A | 16 | 0 | − |
a
F, female; M, male.
b
Juvenile (J) or adult (A), estimated by pelage and weight of animal.
c
Scored from 0 (negative) to 5 (strong positive).
d
RT-PCR products were sequenced to confirm authenticity.