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. 2009 Jul 31;5(7):e1000536. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1000536

Table 3. Summary of all Marburg virus positive bats in each collection period.

Collection Bat No. Species Sex Status Ct RT-PCR NP-VP35 Virus isolation Sample ID/ Virus isolate No.
August '07 44 R. aegyptiacus F Adult 35.0 Yes Yes 200704525/811274
77 R. aegyptiacus F Adult 38.2
97 R. aegyptiacus M Adult 38.7
188 R. aegyptiacus F Adult 28.6 Yes Yes 200704669/811275
208 R. aegyptiacus F Adult (Preg) 39.4
209 R. aegyptiacus F Adult 38.8
238 R. aegyptiacus M Adult 39.4
273 R. aegyptiacus M Adult 35.0
276 R. aegyptiacus M Adult 39.6 Yes
278 R. aegyptiacus F Adult (Preg) 39.3
288 R. aegyptiacus F Juvenile 35.0 Yes
291 R. aegyptiacus F Juvenile 35.9 Yes
311 R. aegyptiacus F Adult w/pup (neg) 38.7
323 R. aegyptiacus F Adult (Preg) 36.8
328 R. aegyptiacus M Juvenile 30.7 Yes
331 R. aegyptiacus M Juvenile 29.1 Yes Yes 200703992/811276
371 R. aegyptiacus F Juvenile 24.0 Yes Yes 200704852/811277
374 R. aegyptiacus F Juvenile 34.4
427 Hipposideros spp F Adult 32.0 Yes
721 R. aegyptiacus M Adult 37.1
756 R. aegyptiacus F Adult (Preg) 38.6
772 R. aegyptiacus F Juvenile 37.1 Yes
782 R. aegyptiacus M Juvenile 36.9 Yes
April '08 839 R. aegyptiacus F Adult 39.2
883 R. aegyptiacus M Juvenile 34.8 Yes
901 R. aegyptiacus F Adult 38.8
924 R. aegyptiacus M Adult 39.4
931 R. aegyptiacus F Adult 39.5
946 R. aegyptiacus M Adult 36.9
982 R. aegyptiacus M Adult 31.8 Yes Yes 200805444/811391
989 R. aegyptiacus M Adult 38.5
1013 R. aegyptiacus M Adult 35.0 Yes

Listed for each bat is the species, sex, status and specific Q-RT-PCR, conventional RT-PCR (NP and VP35), and virus isolation test result. Shown in the far right column are the unique identification numbers for the tissues from which virus was isolated. Note that Marburg virus was isolated from liver/spleen tissues that tended to have the highest viral loads (lower Ct values) as measured by Q-RT-PCR.