Skip to main content

Table 2 Abundance of Bartonella spp. in wild-caught voles. Mean number of infected red blood cells (iRBC)/200 fields of vision ± SE

From: Bartonella infections in three species of Microtus: prevalence and genetic diversity, vertical transmission and the effect of concurrent Babesia microti infection on its success

Species

Year

 

2013

2014

Total

Microtus arvalis

 Males (n = 53)

9.06 ± 9.01

2.28 ± 8.02

5.67 ± 6.03

 Females (n = 71)

7.23 ± 4.23

6.06 ± 4.87

6.64 ± 3.22

 Combined sexes (n = 124)

8.14 ± 4.98

4.17 ± 4.69

6.16 ± 3.42

Microtus oeconomus

 Males (n = 37)

0.55 ± 1.5

0.11 ± 1.08

0.28 ± 0.89

 Females (n = 39)

0.11 ± 1.27

0.87 ± 0.80

0.49 ± 0.75

 Combined sexes (n = 76)

0.29 ± 0.98

0.49 ± 0.67

0.40 ± 0.58

Microtus agrestis

 Males (n = 10)

3.14 ± 3.73

0.00 ± 9.30

2.10 ± 3.98

 Females (n = 7)

0.00 ± 4.39

0.00 ± 6.58

0.00 ± 3.68

 Combined sexes (n = 17)

1.26 ± 3.03

0.00 ± 5.70

0.90 ± 2.71

Microtus spp.

 Males (n = 100)

4.94 ± 4.40

1.02 ± 4.50

2.97 ± 3.15

 Females (n = 117)

2.45 ± 3.78

2.97 ± 3.08

2.20 ± 2.65

 Combined sexes (n = 217)

3.83 ± 2.16

1.34 ± 3.51

2.58 ± 2.06