Influence of Neospora caninum intra-specific variability in the outcome of infection in a pregnant BALB/c mouse model

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Table I.

Summary of name, host and geographical origin, and passage number in cell culture of isolates included in this study.

Isolate	Host origin	Geographical origin*	Passage number**
Nc-Spain 2H	2-day-old healthy calf	Zaragoza	15
Nc-Spain 3H	52-day-old healthy calf	Navarra	11
Nc-Spain 4H	22-day-old healthy calf	Navarra	11
Nc-Spain 5H	14-day-old healthy calf	León	11
Nc-Spain 6	30-day-old healthy calf	País Vasco	11
Nc-Spain 7	57-day-old healthy calf	Navarra	16
Nc-Spain 8	2-day-old healthy calf	Navarra	17
Nc-Spain 9	7-day-old healthy calf	Navarra	19
Nc-Spain 10	2-day-old affected calf^a	Madrid	13
Nc-Liverpool	4-week-old affected dog	UK*	13R^b

* Geographical origin of Spanish isolates is noted according to province. Nc-Liverpool was isolated in the United Kingdom.

** Total passages in cell culture prior to mice inoculation.

^a

Nc-Spain 10 was isolated from a calf with clinical signs, although they could not be attributed to Neospora infection [27].

^b

Total passages after re-isolation in cell culture from BALB/c nu/nu mice.