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. 2013 Sep 4;8(9):e72530. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0072530

Figure 6. Virus shedding after vaccination.

Figure 6

Swab samples taken on the indicated days from oropharynx of MDA- chickens (A) immunized with chNDVFHN PMV8H5 at three weeks of age and swabs combined from oropharynx and cloaca of MDA+ chickens (B) immunized on day 1 (group a) or day 7 (group b) after hatch were analyzed for the presence of NDV NP gene-specific RNA by RT-qPCR. Values were transformed to genome equivalents (GEQ) using calibration curves of defined RNA standards that were included with each RT-qPCR run. The number of positive swabs by RT-qPCR is given below the box plots. Significant differences (P < 0.0125, Bonferroni correction) between vaccinated groups and controls are indicated (*).