Fig 5.

Expression of KHV early (helicase and DNA polymerase [DNAP]) and late (intercapsomeric triplex protein [ITP] and major capsid protein [MCP]) genes in carp tissues during the acute, persistent, and reactivation phases of KHV infection. Transcripts were quantified using a TaqMan qRT-PCR assay based on comparative threshold cycle (ΔΔCT) and normalized against expression of the 18S rRNA gene. Data are presented as the means ± standard errors for four individual fish per group. Asterisks indicate significant differences (P < 0.05) in expression between acute/reactivation and persistent phases of KHV infection.