TABLE 4.
Serological and PCR results for three white-footed mice for granulocytic ehrlichiae (BDS or NCH-1 strains), B. microti, and B. burgdorferi by ELISA or IFA staining from April to September 1997
| Mouse | Test | Antibody titer or PCR result fora:
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | May | June | July | August | September | ||
| 305 | Ehrlichia PCR | Neg. | Pos.c | ||||
| Ehrlichia BDS | Neg. | 1:80 | |||||
| Ehrlichia NCH-1 | Neg. | Neg. | |||||
| B. burgdorferi | Neg. | Neg. | |||||
| B. microti | Neg. | 1:640 | |||||
| 317b | Ehrlichia PCR | Neg. | Pos.c | Pos. | |||
| Ehrlichia BDS | Neg. | 1:1,280 | 1:160 | ||||
| Ehrlichia NCH-1 | Neg. | 1:640 | 1:80 | ||||
| B. burgdorferi | Neg. | 1:2,560 | 1:10,240 | ||||
| B. microti | Neg. | 1:80 | 1:160 | ||||
| 325 | Ehrlichia PCR | Pos. | Neg. | Neg. | Neg. | Neg. | |
| Ehrlichia BDS | Neg. | 1:320 | 1:640 | 1:320 | 1:80 | ||
| Ehrlichia NCH-1 | Neg. | 1:160 | 1:160 | 1:2,560 | 1:1,280 | ||
| B. burgdorferi | Neg. | 1:1,280 | 1:1,280 | 1:5,120 | 1:40,960 | ||
| B. microti | Neg. | 1:160 | 1:160 | 1:160 | 1:640 | ||
a
Pos., positive; Neg., negative.
b
The HGE agent was cultured in HL-60 cells from the EDTA-blood of this mouse after recapture on 22 April 1998 in Old Lyme, Conn.
c
Larval I. scapularis removed from the mouse were positive for granulocytic ehrlichiae by PCR.