The number of infected cells remains stable during latency.

<p>(<b>A</b>) Number of infected (β-galactosidase⁺) cells from KOS/pCMV/eGC infected DRG at the times shown post inoculation. (<b>B</b>) DRG explants from ROSA-YFP mice (day 20) infected with KOS0152 or WT HSV, or uninfected mice were examined under the 2 photon intra-vital microscope. Arrows identify HSV-infected cells. (<b>C</b>) DRG sections from KOS0152- or WT HSV-infected ROSA-YFP mice (day 50) were examined under the laser capture microscope for YFP expression and Hoechst nuclear stain. Data in (<b>A</b>) are pooled from two independent experiments and represented as mean ± S.E.M. Images in (<b>B</b> and <b>C</b>) are from two independent experiments.