Table 3.
Viraemia in mouse serum measured by quantitative PCR
| group | No. of mice with viraemia/no. tested (mean lg PCV2 load ± SD) at the following weeks p.c. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | |
| Vector | 7.56 ± 1.05a | 7.12 ± 0.29a | 6.27 ± 0.27a | 5.77 ± 0.23a |
| pc-Cap | 5.59 ± 0.51b | 3.93 ± 0.18b | 3.41 ± 0.51b | 2.69 ± 0.33b |
| pc-Ub-Cap | 3.97 ± 0.45c | 3.00 ± 0.55c | 2.45 ± 0.48c | 0c |
Shared letters above columns indicate no significant difference (P > 0.05), whilst different letters indicate significant differences among the groups (P < 0.05) (n = 5).
A load value of 0 is equal to < 102 copies ml-1 (the threshold of sensitivity of the quantitative PCR).