Table 3 Porcine pegivirus RNA quantities and fluorescence in situ hybridization results in blood and different tissues from two domestic pigs from Germany1.

From: Genetic variability of porcine pegivirus in pigs from Europe and China and insights into tissue tropism

Blood component/tissue

Animal A

Animal B

PPgV RNA copies

FISH

PPgV RNA copies

FISH

Serum

2,051.1 /µl

n.d.

388.6 /µl

n.d.

PBMCs

46 /µl whole blood

positive

n.d.*

n.d.

Liver

343.9 /mg

positive

142.5 /mg

positive

Thymus

30.5 /mg

positive

28.9 /mg

positive

Spleen

25.5 /mg

negative

23.8 /mg

n.d.

Bone marrow

17.0 /mg

negative

2.9 /mg

n.d.

Tonsils

10.2 /mg

negative

0 /mg

n.d.

Pancreas

2.8 /mg

negative

7.7 /mg

n.d.

Mandibular lymph nodes

15.8 /mg

negative

0 /mg

n.d.

Pancreatic lymph nodes

n.d.

negative

n.d.

n.d.

  1. 1PPgV, porcine pegivirus; FISH, fluorescence in situ hybridization; n.d., not determined; boldface indicates positive FISH results; *fresh blood was not available.
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