Table 1

Detection of HTLV-2 sequences in PBMCs from inoculated rabbitsa

Weeks Post Inoculation


Inoculum and Rabbit

0

2

6

8

11b


729.HTLV-2

R27

-

+

+

-

+ (12.0)

R28

-

+

+

+

+ (8.3)

R29

-

+

+

+

+ (5.3)

R30

-

+

+

+

+ (32.8)

R31

-

+

+

-

+ (10.7)

R32

-

+

+

+/-

+ (4.2)

729.HTLV-2Δp28

R20

-

+

+/-

+

- (0.2)

R21

-

+/-

-

-

- (0.1)

R22

-

+/-

-

-

- (0.3)

R23

-

+/-

-

-

- (0.3)

R24

-

+/-

-

-

- (1.1)

R25

-

-

-

-

- (1.2)

729

R1

-

-

-

-

- (0.1)

R6

-

-

-

-

- (0.3)


aGenomic DNA was isolated from rabbit PBMCs and subjected to standard PCR (40 cycles) using HTLV-2 specific primers (TRE-pH6-S/TRE-pH6-AS). -, no amplified PCR fragment; +, amplified PCR fragment.

bNumbers in parentheses at wk 11 denote copy number per 1000 cells of rabbit PBMC as determined by real-time RT PCR. Copy numbers in rabbits inoculated with 729.HTLV-2Δp28 at wk 11 were significantly different than 729.HTLV-2 as determined by ANOVA followed by Turkey's test (p<0.00032)

Yamamoto et al. Retrovirology 2008 5:38   doi:10.1186/1742-4690-5-38

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