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Table 2 Maternal transmission fidelity of Wolbachia strains in Ae.aeg-wAlbAwAlbBwMel

From: A Wolbachia triple-strain infection generates self-incompatibility in Aedes albopictus and transmission instability in Aedes aegypti

Wolbachia strain(s)

% (Frequency)

wAlbB

11 (22/200)

wMel

21 (42/200)

wAlbBwMel

2 (4/200)

wAlbAwMel

6.5 (13/200)

wAlbAwAlbB

14 (28/200)

wAlbAwAlbBwMel

45.5 (91/200)

  1. Eggs from crosses between triple-infected females and wild-type males were hatched and a proportion of randomly selected L4 larvae were screened for infection status by Wolbachia strain-specific PCR. Numbers show percentage frequency and parenthesis provide actual numbers