Fig. 4

Vector competence of mosquito colonies post-infection. a–c GETV RNA copy numbers within the thorax and abdomens of GETV-infected mosquitoes, d–f dissemination of the GETV genome in the heads, wings and legs of GETV-infected mosquitoes, g–i estimation of live virus titers collected in the saliva of GETV-infected mosquitoes. a, d, g represent 5 dpi, b, e, h represent 10 dpi and c, f, i represent 15 dpi. Each dot in the plots represents an individual specimen. Statically significant variations between GETV viral titers at every time point were determined using Fisher’s exact test; two-tailed P = 0.025 was not considered to indicate significance. Asterisks indicate statistical significance at *P < 0.05 (significant), **P < 0.01 (very significant) and ***P < 0.001 (extremely significant). dpi Days post-infection