Vaccination of pigs with the S48 strain of Toxoplasma gondii – safer meat for human consumption

Table 2 Summary of T. gondii DNA detected by ITS1 PCR in mouse brains following bioassay with porcine tissues

Mouse Group	ITS1 positive mice (n)	% ITS1 positive	ITS1 negative mice (n)	% ITS1 negative
1	24^a	53.3	21	46.7
2	0	0	45	100
TOTAL	24	26.7	66	73.3

^a = including two mice which survived until the end of the end of the experiment (42 dpi).
1 = mice inoculated with porcine tissues from oocyst challenged pigs.
2 = mice inoculated with porcine tissues from vaccinated and oocyst challenged pigs.

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