Table 2. Number of positive tissues and viral genome copy numbers in tissues of chickens inoculated with FAdV-4.
| Days p.i. |
Inoculation route
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tissue |
Oral
|
Intramuscular
|
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| Liver | 3.4a | 3/4b | 7.5 | 2/4 | ||
| 3 | Bursa | 5.6 | 2/4 | 5 | 1/4 | |
| Cecal tonsil | 26 | 4/4 | 530 | 4/4 | ||
| Liver | 140 | 3/4 | 8.3 | 4/4 | ||
| 5 | Bursa | 6.1 | 4/4 | 12 | 2/4 | |
| Cecal tonsil | 570 | 4/4 | 130 | 4/4 | ||
| Liver | 2.2 | 2/4 | 2.3 | 2/4 | ||
| 7 | Bursa | 0 | 0/4 | 6 | 2/4 | |
| Cecal tonsil | 24 | 1/4 | 3.5 | 3/4 | ||
| Liver | 2.8 | 4/4 | 5.9 | 2/4 | ||
| 14 | Bursa | 4.9 | 3/4 | 4.6 | 2/4 | |
| Cecal tonsil | 12 | 4/4 | 8.6 | 4/4 | ||
| Liver | 11 | 4/4 | 24 | 4/4 | ||
| 21 | Bursa | 23 | 3/4 | 310 | 4/4 | |
| Cecal tonsil | 6400 | 4/4 | 360 | 3/4 | ||
| Liver | 650 | 4/4 | 350 | 4/4 | ||
| 28 | Bursa | 1.4 | 2/4 | 74 | 1/4 | |
| Cecal tonsil | 170 | 4/4 | 650 | 4/4 | ||
a = viral genome copy number/10 µg of total DNA determined by qPCR. b = number of positive tissues/number analyzed tissues