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Table 1 Mating rates between virgin females with either AgDNV- or PBS-injected male Anopheles gambiae

From: Sexual transmission of Anopheles gambiae densovirus (AgDNV) leads to disseminated infection in mated females

Mating ratesa

PBS-injected males

AgDNV-injected male

Mated

Unmated

Mated

Unmated

P

29%

71%

36%

64%

N

46

111

63

114

Total number

157

177

  1. The mating rate between PBS-injected males and AgDNV-injected males did not differ (Fisher’s exact test, P = 0.2432), as determined by the number of females that were inseminated after being left with males for 3 nights
  2. AgDNV Anopheles gambiae densovirus, PBS phosphate-buffered saline
  3. aN = number of female mosquitoes, either with or without sperm present in the spermatheca (classified as mated or unmated, respectively). P = percentage of female mosquitoes that are mated or unmated
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Parasites & Vectors

ISSN: 1756-3305

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