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Table 1 DGGE profile variation of Triatoma sp., Trypanosoma cruzi detection and developmental stage

From: Characterization of the microbiota in the guts of Triatoma brasiliensis and Triatoma pseudomaculata infected by Trypanosoma cruzi in natural conditions using culture independent methods

Sample

Triatoma species

Infection

DGGE profile

Developmental stage

TcI

TcII

9Tp

T. pseudomaculata

P

P

A

Ad♂

10Tp

T. pseudomaculata

N

P

C

Ad♀

12Tp

T. pseudomaculata

N

P

A

Ad♂

13Tp

T. pseudomaculata

N

P

D

Ad♀

14Tp

T. pseudomaculata

N

P

F

Ad♂

15Tp

T. pseudomaculata

N

P

E

Ad♀

16Tp

T. pseudomaculata

N

P

B

Ad♀

17Tp

T. pseudomaculata

N

P

G

N5

19Tp

T. pseudomaculata

P

P

H

Ad♂

20Tp

T. pseudomaculata

N

N

I

Ad♀

21Tp

T. pseudomaculata

N

N

J

Ad♀

22Tp

T. pseudomaculata

ND

ND

N

Ad♀

50Tp

T. pseudomaculata

N

N

N

N5

24Tb

T. brasiliensis

N

N

C

Ad♂

25Tb

T. brasiliensis

P

P

K

Ad♀

26Tb

T. brasiliensis

P

P

C

Ad♀

27Tb

T. brasiliensis

P

P

L

Ad♀

28Tb

T. brasiliensis

P

N

C

Ad♂

29Tb

T. brasiliensis

P

P

C

Ad♂

30Tb

T. brasiliensis

P

P

C

Ad♂

31Tb

T. brasiliensis

P

P

C

Ad♂

32Tb

T. brasiliensis

N

P

A

Ad♂

33Tb

T. brasiliensis

P

P

C

Ad♂

35Tb

T. brasiliensis

P

P

M

N5

37Tb

T. brasiliensis

P

P

C

N5

38Tb

T. brasiliensis

P

N

C

N5

39Tb

T. brasiliensis

P

N

C

N5

40Tb

T. brasiliensis

P

N

C

N5

41Tb

T. brasiliensis

P

N

E

N4

42Tb

T. brasiliensis

N

N

C

N4

43Tb

T. brasiliensis

P

N

C

N3

48Tb

T. brasiliensis

P

N

A

N5

49Tb

T. brasiliensis

P

N

A

N5

  1. All triatomines were collected in Russas - Ceará, Brazil. The taxonomical position of all triatomines was confirmed with the mitochondrial COI gene marker. The DGGE profile was identified using the 16S rRNA gene fragments (V6-V8). ♀ or ♂ stand for female or male adults (Ad), respectively. N3, N4 and N5 stand for nymph at 3rd, 4th and 5th stage, respectively. P and N stand for positive and negative PCR amplification while ND stand for undetermined.