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Table 2 Summary of pupal and adult injections. G0 here represents the initially injected adults and adults emerged from injected pupae. G1 and G2 represents first generation and second generation respectively. Infection was determined using real-time strain-specific Wolbachia assays

From: Transinfection of buffalo flies (Haematobia irritans exigua) with Wolbachia and effect on host biology

Injection type

Strain

Total injected

G0 (infected/total tested) (% infection)

G1 (infected/total tested) (% infection)

G2 (infected/total tested) (% infection)

 

Embryonic

wAlbB

2036

(12 batches)

Adult: 0/10

(0%)

   

Adult

wAlbB

378

(19 batches)

Adult: 118/126

(95.93%)

Adult: 5/89

(5.6%)

Adult: not tested;

Egg: 0/50 (0)

 

Adult

wMel

441

(17 batches)

Adult: 117/123

(95.12%)

Adult: 27/119

(22.68%)

Adult: 0/25 (0%);

Egg: 0/100 (0%)

 

Adult

wMelPop

417

(15 batches)

Adult: 103/106

(96.26%)

Adult: 10/91

(10.98 %)

Adult: 2/60 (3.3%)

 

Pupal

wAlbB

676

(5 batches)

Adult: 82/90 (91.22%);

Egg: 4/40 (10%)

Adult: 0/20 (0);

Egg: 0/50 (0)

  

Pupal

wMel

820

(6 batches)

Adult: 82/82 (100%)

Adult: 2/9 (22);

Egg: not tested

  

Pupal

wMelPop

741

(5 batches)

Adult: 88/92 (95.65%);

Egg: 0/30 (0)

Adult: 0/23 (0);

Egg: not tested

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