Research Article

[Retracted] Pathogenic Characterization of a Porcine Circovirus Type 3 Isolate from Heilongjiang, China

Table 1

The dynamics of virus distribution in the organs of PCV3- and mock-inoculated piglets.

Ct values (copies/g)14 DPI21 DPI28 DPIControl

TissueHeart32.2 (102.65)29.7 (103.51)31.0 (103.09)
Liver32.4 (102.64)27.2 (104.29)28.9 (103.79)
Spleen32.2 (102.65)26.6 (104.51)27.7 (104.14)
Lung32.1 (102.67)23.3 (105.41)26.3 (104.53)
Kidney33.1 (102.40)29.7 (103.51)30.3 (103.38)
Brain32.4 (102.64)30.4 (103.37)30.2 (103.39)
ILN33.6 (102.36)25.8 (104.86)26.0 (104.81)
SLN33.2 (102.40)27.5 (104.19)26.6 (104.51)
MLN33.6 (102.37)28.3 (103.94)27.9 (104.10)
Tonsil33.1 (102.40)31.3 (103.01)30.4 (103.37)

MLN: mesenteric lymph nodes, ILN: inguinal lymph nodes, SLN: submandibular lymph nodes; —: higher than Ct cut-off value; each number represents the average Ct values (copies/g) generated from at least three times detection.