Table 1.

MNV infection status according to results of RT-PCR and serology

		Fecal PCR			Serology (10 wk on HFD)
Mouse ID		2 wk on HFD	6 wk on HFD	10 wk on HFD		MFI
Vehicle controls
	1			negative	negative	190
	2	negative	negative	negative	negative	187
	3		negative	negative	negative	149
	4		negative	negative	negative	556
	5			negative	negative	139
	6			negative	negative	282
	7			negative	negative	827
	8	negative	negative	negative	negative	200
	9	negative	negative	negative	negative	138
	10			negative	negative	387
MNV-infected, 6 wk
	11			positive	positive	7775
	12		positive	negative	positive	2243
	13			positive	positive	4398
	14		positive	positive	positive	5239
	15	negative	positive	positive	positive	3112
	16			positive	positive	2584
	17		positive	negative	positive	2078
	18			positive	positive	6043
	19		positive	positive	positive	8261
	20	negative	positive	positive	positive	1674
MNV-infected, 10 wk
	21		positive	positive	positive	3994
22	positive	positive	positive	positive	2586
23	positive	positive	positive	positive	3503
24	positive		positive	positive	4118
25		negative	positive	positive	4986
26		positive	positive	positive	2559
27		negative	positive	positive	5453
28	positive		positive	positive	5143
29	positive	positive	positive	positive	4876
30	positive	positive	positive	positive	2099

Blank cells indicate that the assay was not done.