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. 2015 Aug 19;10(8):e0136189. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0136189

Table 2. Protective immunity elicited by immunizing rTs-ES-1 in mice against challenge with 500 T. spiralis larvae.

Group Mean adult worm burden ± SD (mouse#) adult worm reduction Mean muscle larvae per gram muscle ± SD (mouse#) Muscle larvae burden reduction
PBS 189 ± 19 (6) 6532 ± 618 (6)
ISA50V2+PBS 197 ± 20 (6) 6780 ± 938 (6)
ISA50V2+ rTs-ES-1 138 ± 20 (6) 27% * 3782 ± 766 (6) 42.1% *

*p<0.01 compared with adjuvant control group.