Figure 1From: Microbial communities and symbionts in the hard tick Haemaphysalis longicornis (Acari: Ixodidae) from north ChinaDetection of vertical transmission of CLS-Hl (a), RLS-Hl (b) and ALS-Hl (c) by diagnostic PCR amplification. Lanes 1 to 8: M, DNA ladder; E, eggs from field-collected females; L, larvae; N, nymphs; AF: adult females; AM: adult males; E1: eggs from lab-reared females; N, negative control (distilled water).Back to article page