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Table 2 Mono-, double and triple-infections of ticks with species of the B. burgdorferi sl-complex

From: Establishment of a minor groove binder-probe based quantitative real time PCR to detect Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato and differentiation of Borrelia spielmanii by osp A-specific conventional PCR

 

Larvae (%)

Nymphs (%)

Males (%)

Females (%)

Total adults (%)

No. of qPCR pos./?

2

96

75

78

153

Species not determined

1 (50.0)

19 (19.8)

9 (12.0)

4 (5.1)

13 (8.5)

Mono-infection

1 (50.0)

62 (64.6)

44 (58.7)

47 (60.3)

91 (59.5)

Double-infection

-

15 (15.6)

20 (26.7)

26 (33.3)

46 (30.1)

Triple-infection

-

-

2 (2.7)

1 (1.3)

3 (2.0)