Table 1 Results for transmission experiments
From: Vector competence of the tick Ixodes sinensis (Acari: Ixodidae) for Rickettsia monacensis
Stage | Group | No. survived/treated | No. engorged | No. infected/sampled | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Engorged | Subsequent stage or sex | Mice infested | |||||
From adult to larva | Infected groupA | 21/30 | 20 | 12/12 | Egg 15/15* | Larvae 15/15* | 5/5 |
ControlA | 21/30 | 20 | 0/11 | Egg0/15* | Larvae0/15* | 0/5 | |
From larva to nymph | Infected groupB | 300/300 | 284 | 30/30 | Nymph 29/50 | 6/6 | |
ControlB | 300/300 | 282 | 0/30 | Nymph 0/50 | 0/6 | ||
From nymph to adult | Infected groupC | 148/160 | 130 | 28/30 | Male 10/25 | Female 18/25 | 6/6 |
ControlC | 145/160 | 129 | 0/30 | Male 0/25 | Female0/25 | 0/6 | |