Protection against Amoebic Liver Abscess in Hamster by Intramuscular Immunization with an Autographa californica Baculovirus Driving the Expression of the Gal-Lectin LC3 Fragment

Table 2

Infection rate in hamsters intramuscularly immunized with AcNPV-LC3 and intraportally infected with virulent E. histolytica trophozoites.

Groups	Infection rate; (Infected/Total) %	Total protection; %	Partially protection; %	Protection efficacy; %	value; (Fisher’s Test)
Infected	8/10 (80%)	0	0	0	0
IM AcNPV-WT	15/20 (75%)	25	5	30	0.02 (vs IM AcNPV-LC3)
IM AcNPV-LC3	9/20 (45%)	55	20	75	0.002 (vs IM sham)