Table 2.
Results of multiple comparisons and analysis of variance of the serological titers of noninoculated (control) and T. gondii oocyst-inoculated (2.0 × 105) or tachyzoite-inoculated (1.0 × 106) animals.
| Postinoculation day | Reciprocal serological titers/mean* = ∑log(x + 1)/n | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Control | Oocysts | Tachyzoites | |
| −1 | 0.00a A | 0.00f A | 0.00e A |
| 3 | 0.00a A | 0.00f A | 0.41de A |
| 5 | 0.00a B | 0.82ef A | 1.01d AB |
| 7 | 0.00a B | 1.01e A | 2.01c A |
| 11 | 0.00a C | 1.01e B | 2.81abc A |
| 14 | 0.00a C | 1.71de B | 2.61bc A |
| 21 | 0.00a C | 3.41ab A | 3.01ab B |
| 28 | 0.00a B | 2.61bcd A | 2.61bc A |
| 35 | 0.00a B | 2.71abc A | 0.00e A |
| 42 | 0.00a B | 3.21abc A | 3.21ab A |
| 49 | 0.00a B | 3.61a A | 3.31ab A |
| 56 | 0.00a B | 3.61a A | 3.61a A |
| 63 | 0.00a B | 2.40cd A | 2.61bc A |
| 70 | 0.00a B | 2.51bcd A | 2.71abc A |
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| F value and significance | Análise de variância | ||
| Groups | 147.59** | ||
| period | 53.85** | ||
| groups X period | 15.09** | ||
*Means followed by the same letter, capitals in the columns and small along the lines, do not differ between each other by the Tukey test (P > .05).