TABLE 2.
Virus titers in tissues from O. porcinus porcinus ticks infected with Pr4 and MGF360/530 gene deletion recombinants
| Source of tissue samples (n = 3) | Mean virus titer in tissue (log10 HAD50/ml) ± SEM of virus strain
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| Pr4 | Pr4Δ3-C1 | Pr4Δ3-C2 | Pr4Δ5-1 | Pr4Δ5-2 | |
| Hemolympha | 4.26 ± 0.12 | 4.24 ± 0.16 | <1.0 | 4.32 ± 0.16 | 4.24 ± 0.08 |
| Midgutb | 6.32 ± 0.40 | 6.32 ± 0.43 | <1.0 | 6.65 ± 0.18 | 6.23 ± 0.08 |
| Reproductive tissueb | 6.26 ± 0.48 | 5.83 ± 0.31 | <1.0 | 5.86 ± 0.17 | 5.90 ± 0.60 |
| Coxal glandb | 5.26 ± 0.35 | 5.57 ± 0.25 | <1.0 | 5.73 ± 0.07 | 4.57 ± 0.72 |
| Salivary glandb | 5.96 ± 0.20 | 4.32 ± 0.23 | <1.0 | 6.43 ± 0.18 | 6.32 ± 0.08 |
| Coxal fluidc | 2.66 ± 0.10 | 3.66 ± 0.15 | <1.0 | 3.66 ± 0.15 | 2.66 ± 0.10 |
a
Sample taken at 42 days postfeeding.
b
Tissue dissected at 108 days postfeeding.
c
Sample taken at 267 days postfeeding.