Table 1.
Summary of array results comparing Toxoplasma tachyzoites and bradyzoites produced in vitro and bradyzoites formed in vivo in the brains of experimentally infected mice
| Comparison | Total no. of significantly changed probe sets | No. (%) increased | No. (%) decreased | No. also significantly changeda in: |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4dB vs 2dT | 8dB vs 2dT | 21dB vs 2dT | 21dB vs 4dB | ||||
| 4-day in vitro bradyzoites vs 2-day tachyzoites | 550 | 332 (60) | 218 (40) | 353 | 311 | 166 | |
| 8-day in vitro bradyzoites vs 2-day tachyzoites | 533 | 379 (71) | 153 (29) | 353 | 283 | 146 | |
| 21-day in vivo bradyzoites vs 2-day tachyzoites | 831 | 470 (57) | 361 (43) | 311 | 283 | 321 | |
| 21-day in vivo bradyzoites vs 4-day in vitro bradyzoites | 595 | 339 (57) | 256 (43) | 166 | 146 | 321 | |
a
4dB, 4-dpi bradyzoites; 8dB, 8-dpi bradyzoites; 21dB, 21-dpi bradyzoites; 2dB, 2-dpi tachyzoites.