Table 3. Simian foamy virus (SFV) viral load (VL) in genomic DNA of 1 x 106 cells from PBMC and buccal swabs in sexually mature and immature New World primates1.
| PBMC (n = 66) | Buccal swab (n = 23) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average VL | 2.9 log | 4.7 log | ||
| Standard deviation VL | 1.11 log | 1.45 log | ||
| Student’s t test | p < 0.0001 | |||
| Sexual maturity status | Mature (n = 52) |
Immature (n = 14) |
Mature (n = 17) |
Immature (n = 6) |
| Average VL | 2.72 log | 3.41 log | 4.9 log | 4.64 log |
| Standard deviation VL | 1.05 log | 1.17 log | 1.37 log | 1.76 log |
| Student´s t test | p = 0.915 | p = 0.9 | ||
1. VL reported in log10 (SFV DNA copies/1 million cells)