Table 3 Species, physiological age grade and Cq values of the 4 specimens identified as infected with BTV by quantitative PCR for the BTV Seg10 gene
From: Potential vectors of bluetongue virus in high altitude areas of Yunnan Province, China
Specimen number | Sex | Physiological age grade | Cq value | Species identification | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Based on morphology | Based on cox1 barcode | ||||
SGRL256 | Female | Parous | 24.01 | C. obsoletus | Culicoides sp. close to C. obsoletus |
SGRL298 | Female | Parous | 22.79 | C. tainanus | C. tainanus |
SGRL301 | Female | Parous | 21.46 | C. tainanus | Culicoides sp. close to C. tainanus |
SGRL354 | Female | Parous | 23.54 | C. tainanus | C. tainanus |