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Table 1 Avian malaria parasites found from Culex pipiens pallens in Rinshi-no-mori park, Tokyo

From: Sporogony and sporozoite rates of avian malaria parasites in wild Culex pipiens pallens and C. inatomii in Japan

Plasmodium lineage

Previous PCR study [2]

This study: dissection and PCR

Vector status

(N = 1252)

(N = 533)

DNA

Infection rate (%)

Oocysts

Infection rate (%)

Oocysts & sporozoites

Sporozoite rate (%)

CXPIP09

43

3.43

6

1.13

3

0.56

Competent

SGS1-P. relictum

30

2.40

4

0.75

5

0.94

Competent

PADOM02

16

1.28

    

Unknown

GRW11-P. relictum

3

0.24

  

1*

0.19

Competent

CXPIP11

1

0.08

    

Unknown

CXPIP12

4

0.32

    

Unknown

CXPIP13

1

0.08

    

Unknown

CXPIP14

1

0.08

    

Unknown

GALLUS01- P. gallinaceum

4

0.32

    

Not competent [2, 30]

SYAT05-P. vaughani

1

0.08

    

Unknown

GRW4-P. relictum

    

3*

0.56

Competent

Total

104

8.31

10

1.87

11

2.06

 
  1. *One C. p. pallens specimen was co-infected with CXQUI01 and GRW4-P. relictum. GenBank accession numbers: CXPIP09 [AB458850], SGS1-P. relictum [AF495571], PADOM02 [DQ058612], GRW11- P. relictum [AY831748], CXPIP11 [AB477121], CXPIP12 [AB477122], CXPIP13 [AB477126], CXPIP14 [AB477125], GALLUS01-P. gallinaceum [AY099029], SYAT05 [DQ847271] and GRW4-P. relictum [AF254975]
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