Table 2 Overview of parasitological parameters obtained after the Nicotiana benthamiana Oo-ASP-1 immunisation-challenge study. n, number of animals; EPG, mean cumulative eggs per gram faeces; % L4, percentage of L4 worms observed in post-necropsy worm counting; Male and female worm length in µm.

From: Plant-based production of a protective vaccine antigen against the bovine parasitic nematode Ostertagia ostertagi

Group

n

Cumulative EPG

Worm count

% L4

Male worm length (µm)

Female worm length (µm)

QuilA control

12

2762 (580 – 4368)

7608 (1950 – 10,600)

12 (3 – 49)

7483 (7143 – 7780)

9008 (8185 – 9553)

N. benthamiana Oo-ASP-1

12

1694 (985 – 2750) **

7467 (4650 – 11,500)

14 (2 – 30)

7390 (7059 – 7642)

8983 (8613 – 9238)

  1. All values represent arithmetic means (+ experimentally observed range).
  2. *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01.
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