Laser microdissected GC samples processed by quantitative rRT-PCR to detect FMDV^*.

*Measured at 38 days post contact infection (n = 4 animals). Only GC samples were found to contain FMDV genome after 50 cycles [33]. DSP = dorsal soft palate. RPLN = lateral retropharyngeal lymph node. MLN = mandibular lymph node.