Table 2.
Detection of DNA of Toxoplasma gondii in organs and muscles of experimentally exposed reindeer using two DNA extraction methods.
| Traditional DNA extraction (25 mg) | Magnetic capture (100 g) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Reindeer control | Heart | – | nt |
| Tongue | – | nt | |
| Biceps femoris | – | – | |
| Reindeer 1 (1000 oocysts) |
Brain | + | + |
| Heart | – | + | |
| Diaphragm | + | + | |
| Lung | + | + | |
| Tongue | – | nt | |
| Biceps femoris | + | + | |
| Gluteus medius | – | + | |
| Longissimus | + | + | |
| External oblique | – | + | |
| Triceps | + | + | |
| Reindeer 2 (5000 oocysts) |
Brain | – | + |
| Heart | – | + | |
| Diaphragm | – | + | |
| Lung | – | + | |
| Tongue | – | nt | |
| Biceps femoris | – | nt | |
| Gluteus medius | – | + | |
| Longissimus | + | + | |
| External oblique | + | + | |
| Triceps | + | + | |
| Reindeer 3 (10,000 oocysts) |
Brain | + | + |
| Heart | – | + | |
| Diaphragm | + | + | |
| Lung | + | + | |
| Tongue | + | nt | |
| Biceps femoris | + | + | |
| Gluteus medius | + | + | |
| Longissimus | – | + | |
| External oblique | + | + | |
| Triceps | + | + |
+: positive –: negative nt: not tested.