Table 4 Detection of T. gondii DNA from bioassay inocula (homogenised tissues) compared to detection of T. gondii DNA from mouse brain (bioassay) from oocyst challenged pigs (G1)
From: Vaccination of pigs with the S48 strain of Toxoplasma gondii – safer meat for human consumption
Pig No. | Brain | Other | Food | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
qPCR | ITS1 | Bio | qPCR | ITS1 | Bio | qPCR | ITS1 | Bio | |
825 | + | + | + | − | − | − | − | − | − |
826 | + | + | + | + | − | + | − | − | − |
827 | + | + | + | − | − | + | − | − | − |
828 | + | + | + | − | + | + | − | − | − |
829 | − | − | − | − | + | + | + | + | + |
Positives | 4/5 | 4/5 | 4/5 | 1/5 | 2/5 | 4/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 |