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. 2015 Feb 24;8:123. doi: 10.1186/s13071-015-0730-8

Table 4.

Number of the T. cruzi DTUs observed in the rodent tissue samples successfully genotyped

Host DTU Tissue
Heart Liver Skeletal muscle Spleen
I Only (n = 16) 14 (88%) 5 (31%) 2(13%) 2 (13%)
Mouse (n = 20) II Only (n = 2) 2 (100%) ND ND ND
I-II † (n = 1) 1† (100%) 1† (100%) 1† (100%) 1† (100%)
II-IV (n = 1) 1 (100%) ND ND ND
Total* 18/20 (90%) 6/20 (30%) 3/20 (15%) 3/20 (15%)
Rat (n = 3) I Only 2 (67%) ND ND ND
II-IV 1 (33%) ND ND ND
Total** 3/3 (100%) 0/3 (0%) 0/3 (0%) 0/3 (0%)
Total (N=23)*** 21/23 (91%) 6/23 (26%) 3/23 (13%) 3/23 (13%)

ND: Not detected.

† DTU TcI was found in the heart and TCII was found in the other tissues in the same mouse.

*Total of mice.

**Total of rats.

***Total of rodents.