Pregnancy outcome and C. burnetii-specific PCR results using DNA isolated from the indicated tissues taken at necropsy of the kids in Experiment II.

nec: necropsy before kidding, abo: abortion, kid: kidding (liveborn kids), “−”: negative result, “+”: 30≤PCR cycle threshold (Ct)Results are measurements at the day of necropsy indicated by days post inoculation and days of gestation. Liveborn kids were euthanised on the day of parturition for necropsy. No significant difference between aborted and liveborn kids was observed.nec：分娩前剖检（necropsy）；abo：流产（abortion）；kid：产羔（kidding，即分娩活幼羔）；“−”代表阴性结果，“+”代表30≤聚合酶链式反应（PCR）循环阈值（Ct）。所有检测结果均为剖检当日的检测值，以接种后天数与妊娠天数进行标注。活产幼羔于分娩当日实施安乐死以进行剖检。未观察到流产幼羔与活产幼羔之间存在显著差异。