Table 1.
The fraction of WHV core antigen-positive cells at different time points post-infectiona.
| Woodchuckb | Strainb | Time post-infection, weeks | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| week 0 | week +6 | week +13 | week +14 | ||
| F6693 | WHV7 | 0.0% (0/1500) | 75.0% (1192/1590) | 31.8% (652/2049) | 38.1% (720/1889) |
| F6671 | WHV7 | 0.0% (0/1500) | 0.3% (5/1801) | 0.0% (0/1500) | 0.0% (0/1500) |
| F6678 | WHVNY | 0.0% (0/1500) | 1.0% (17/1675) | 48.9% (1414/2894) | 22.4% (539/2411) |
| M6543 | WHVNY | 0.0% (0/1500) | 70.7% (1840/2602) | 10.8% (367/3402) | 49.2%(1315/2672) |
| F6541 | WHVNY | 0.0% (0/1500) | 66.0% (1221/1849) | 30.2% (768/2539) | 41.7% (800/1920) |
a
Staining of liver tissue samples for WHV core antigen was done as described previously (Freitas et al., 2012).
b
Woodchucks used in the current study, the strains of WHV used for infection, and harvesting of liver tissue samples for analysis are described in Materials and Methods.