TABLE 2.
Numbers of clones sequenced for each msp1β gene during infection
| Clone | No. of clones for indicated calf and time of samplinga
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| C942bl, acute | C956bl
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| Acute | Persistent | Postsplenectomy (acute rickettsemia) | ||
| msp1β1 | 13 | 32 | 13 | 25 |
| msp1β2 | 29 | 22 | 12 | 28 |
| msp1βpg1 | 26 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| msp1βpg2 | 13 | 31 | 0 | 29 |
| msp1βpg3 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 5 |
a
Blood was obtained from calf C942bl during acute infection (acute) and from C956bl during acute and persistent (persistent) stages of infection and following splenectomy (postsplenectomy), when the rickettsemia again peaked.