Table 2.
Quantification of PCV1 positive cells in different foetal organs collected at 21 days post-PCV1 inoculation.
| Strain | Sow no. | Inoculated foetusa | Number of PCV1 positive cells/10 mm2 tissue | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heart | Lungs | Spleen | Liver | Kidney | Thymus | Tonsils | Ileum | Cerebrum | |||
| CCL33 | S1 | R1 | - | 121 | 6 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - |
| CCL33 | S2 | R2 | - | 31 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| CCL33 | S3 | R1 | - | 28 | - | NA | NA | NA | - | - | NA |
| 3384 | S1 | R4 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | NA | NA | - |
| 3384 | S2 | R3 | 4 | 13 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - |
| 3384 | S3 | R2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | NA | - |
a Foetuses were identified by their position in the uterus. R = right horn. Numbering is in sequence from ovary to cervix.
NA: not available; -: no positive cells detected