Genital tract lesions in sexually mature Göttingen minipigs during the initial stages of experimental vaginal infection with Chlamydia trachomatis serovar D

Table 2 Detection of C. trachomatis by q-PCR in different parts of the genital tract at days 3, 5 and 7 PI

	Day 3 PI				Day 5 PI			Day 7 PI
Pig number	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Vagina	0	+	+	0	++	+++	0	0	+	+
Cervix	+	+	0	+	0	0	0	0	+	+
Uterine body	+++	0	+	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Left uterine horn, lower part	+	0	+	0	+	0	0	0	0	+
Left uterine horns, higher part	+	0	+	0	+	+	0	0	0	+
Left oviduct	0	0	+	0	+	0	0	0	0	+
Right uterine horn, lower part	++	0	+	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Right uterine horn, higher part	++	0	+	+	0	0	0	0	+	0
Right oviduct	+	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+

0: Below detection limit (C_t >38), +: 1–100 ng/swab, ++: 101–1000 ng/swab, +++: >1000 ng/swab

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