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. 2002 Aug 21;89(2):97–114. doi: 10.1016/S0378-1135(02)00174-8

Table 3.

Detection of the number of PCV2 template copies per cell by a quantitative PCR method in various tissues from control and experimentally PCV2-infected pigs

Experimental group Pig no. PIDa PCV2 template copy number per cell (×102)
Tonsil Liver Spleen Kidney Lung Bronchial lymph node Mesenteric lymph node
PCV2 11b 21 2020 122160 2730 80 790 2920 565260
12b 21 303480 39230 2320 80 830 1360 4200
13b 25 2590 710 2730 40 830 1170 303480
14 36 <10 <10 <10 <10 <10 20 <10
15 36 <10 <10 <10 <10 <10 <10 <10


PCV2+immunisation 

16 

36 

<10 

<10 

<10 

<10 

<10 

<10 

10
17 36 20 <10 <10 <10 <10 10 10
18b 22 2590 460 710 150 710 256630 1280
19 36 <10 <10 <10 <10 <10 10 10
20 36 <10 <10 <10 <10 <10 10 <10
a

Postinoculation day.

b

Pig that died or was euthanized before termination of the experiment on PID 36.