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. 2020 Dec 11;16(12):e1009104. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1009104

Fig 4. Pathogenesis and shedding of different meq isoform viruses in vaccinated chickens.

Fig 4

Viral genome copy numbers of (A) the meq isoform viruses and (B) the HVT vaccine detected in blood of vaccinated chickens infected with the meq isoform viruses (p>0.05, Kruskal-Wallis test). (C) Disease incidence and (D) tumor incidence in vaccinated chickens infected with indicated recombinant viruses. Asterisks (** p<0.0125, Fisher’s exact test) indicate statistical differences to vv+Meq in (D). (E) Viral copies from feathers of the meq recombinant viruses. (A), (B) and (E): mean MDV genome copies per one million cells are shown for the indicated time points. (F) Viral copies per μg of dust are shown for each group as validated previously [32]. Statistical differences in the feathers and dust samples are displayed as a comparison to vvMeq. Asterisks indicate significant differences (* p<0.05 and ** p<0.0125; Tukey's multiple comparisons test).