TABLE 2.
Identification of S. neurona in peripheral and CNS tissues from IC and SCID horses
| Horsea | Route of infectionb | PCR result for:
|
Culture result for:
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peripheral tissues | CNS | Peripheral tissues | CNS | ||
| IC1 | p.o. | NDc | ND | ND | ND |
| IC2 | p.o. | − | − | − | − |
| IC3 | i.v. | − | − | − | − |
| IC4 | i.v. | ND | + | ND | − |
| IC5 | i.v. | − | + | − | − |
| IC6 | i.v. | − | − | − | + |
| SCID1 | p.o. | + | − | + | − |
| SCID2 | p.o. | + | − | + | − |
| SCID3 | i.v. | + | − | + | − |
a
Bold letters indicate horses that developed neurological abnormalities after infection.
b
p.o., per os.
c
ND, not done.