Identification of molecular biomarkers associated with disease progression in the testis of bulls infected with Besnoitia besnoiti

González-Barrio, David; Diezma-Díaz, Carlos; Gutiérrez-Expósito, Daniel; Tabanera, Enrique; Jiménez-Meléndez, Alejandro; Pizarro, Manuel; González-Huecas, Marta; Ferre, Ignacio; Ortega-Mora, Luis M.; Álvarez-García, Gema

doi:10.1186/s13567-021-00974-2

Veterinary Research

Table 2 Chronically infected bulls included in this study

From: Identification of molecular biomarkers associated with disease progression in the testis of bulls infected with Besnoitia besnoiti

Bull number	Clinical stage	Age (months)	Breed	Geographical origin	Clinical signs and lesions	Serology
						IgM ELISA		IgG ELISA		WB	Avidity
						RIPC	POS ( +) /NEG (-)	RIPC	POS ( +) /NEG (-)	POS ( +) /NEG (-)
B8	Chronic	Adult¹	Charolais	Guadalajara	Folds and hyperkeratosis in scrotum, skin of perineum, carpus and tarsus. No presence of cysts in scleral conjunctiva	102.72	+	125.22	+	+	95
B9	Chronic	Adult	Charolais	Guadalajara	Folds and hyperkeratosis in scrotum, skin of perineum, carpus and tarsus. No presence of cysts in scleral conjunctiva	79.86	+	105.69	+	+	125
B10	Chronic	Adult	Pirenaica	Navarra	Numerous cysts in scrotal skin	136.87	+	81.91	+	+	49
B11	Chronic	Adult	Limousin	Cáceres	Numerous cysts in scrotal skin	54.57	−	54.75	+	+	66
B12	Chronic	59	Avileña	Badajoz	Folds and hyperkeratosis in scrotum, skin of perineum, carpus and tarsus. Presence of cysts in scleral conjunctiva	90.14	+	48.51	+	+	18
B13	Chronic	24	Avileña	Badajoz	Folds and hyperkeratosis in scrotum, skin of perineum, carpus and tarsus. Presence of cysts in scleral conjunctiva	75.92	+	56.02	+	+	58
B14	Chronic	36	Avileña	Badajoz	Folds and hyperkeratosis in scrotum, skin of perineum, carpus and tarsus. Presence of cysts in scleral conjunctiva	79.15	+	94.87	+	+	77
B15	Chronic	23	Avileña	Badajoz	Folds and hyperkeratosis in scrotum, skin of perineum, carpus and tarsus. Presence of cysts in scleral conjunctiva	103.32	+	60.39	+	+	73
B16	Chronic	23	Avileña	Badajoz	Folds and hyperkeratosis in scrotum, skin of perineum, carpus and tarsus. Presence of cysts in scleral conjunctiva	92.32	+	84.63	+	+	64
B17	Chronic	48	Limousin	Madrid	Numerous cysts in scrotal skin	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a

¹Bull in reproductive age more than 15 months.
+ . positive animal; ELISA, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; WB, Western blot; na, not available; RIPC, relative index percent.

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