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Table 5 Mean mortality rate for the nymphs of R. robustus and R. pictipes with pure and mixed infections of Trypanosoma cruzi I, II and IV strains

From: Infection susceptibility and vector competence of Rhodnius robustus Larrousse, 1927 and R. pictipes Stal, 1872 (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae) for strains of Trypanosoma cruzi (Chagas, 1909) (Kinetoplastida, Trypanosomatidae) I, II and IV

Experimental groups

Rhodnius robustus (%)

Rhodnius pictipes (%)

G1 (TcIAM)

20.0

25.0

G2 (TcIMG)

15.0

30.0

G3 (TcIIPR)

10.0

20.0

G4 (TcIVAM)

15.0

5.0

G5 (TcIAM+TcIVAM)

10.0

15.0

G6 (TcIAM+TcIIPR)

5.0

25.0

G7 (TcIMG+TcIVAM)

5.0

25.0

G8 (TcIMG+TcIIPR)

20.0

10.0

G9 (TcIIPR+TcIVAM)

5.0

15.0

  1. Values presented in table are mean mortality rates