Table 5. Detection of MNV in feces of disinfectant-drinking mice that cohabited with an MNV-infected mouse by RT-nested PCR.
| Drinking water | Weeks before cohabitation1) |
Weeks post cohabitation |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| WAHS (n=3) | 2 | 3/33) | 3/3 | 3/3 |
| Purelox (1:6,000) (n=3) | 2 | 3/3 | 3/3 | 3/3 |
| Control (n=3)2) | 2 | 3/3 | 3/3 | 3/3 |
| WAHS (n=3) | 4 | 3/3 | 3/3 | 3/3 |
| Purelox (1:6,000) (n=3) | 4 | 3/3 | 3/3 | 3/3 |
| Control (n=3) | 4 | 3/3 | 3/3 | 3/3 |
1)The drinking water of mice was changed to WAHS or 1:6,000 diluted Purelox 2 or 4 weeks before cohabitation with an MNV-infected mouse. 2)The drinking water of control mice was not changed to disinfectant. 3)Each value represents number of positive samples / number of samples examined.