TABLE 3.
SCID mouse bioassay results by T. gondii oocyst and UV dose
| UV dose (mJ/cm2) | No. of mice infected/no. of mice exposed to indicated no. of oocysts per animala |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 5 | 10 | 50 | 500 | 5,000 | >5,000 | |
| 0 | 0/15 | 1/17 | 2/8** | 13/17 | 15/15** | 17/17 | ND |
| 4 | ND | 0/15 | 0/5 | 4/18 | 10/21 | 13/13 | 5/5 |
| 10 | ND | ND | ND | ND | 0/10 | 0/9** | 6/10 |
| 15 | ND | ND | ND | ND | 0/10 | 0/10 | 2/10 |
| 20 | ND | ND | ND | ND | 0/9** | 0/10 | 2/10 |
| 40 | ND | 0/8 | 0/5 | 0/15 | 0/15 | 0/20 | 2/6 |
| 100 | ND | ND | ND | 0/9 | 0/15 | 0/29 | ND |
a
**, mouse/mice removed from study because tissue from moribund animal(s) was negative for T. gondii B1 gene in all tissues (data not shown). ND, not done.