Table 1 Fitness parameter of female Aedes aegypti reared in water or skatole-reared and virus prevalence after DENV2 infection.
From: Dengue virus infection changes Aedes aegypti oviposition olfactory preferences
Parameters | Group | Mean (±sem) | Test (Nreplicates) P |
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Blood fed females during 1st BM (%) | Water uninfected | 28.25 (±3.33) | Friedman test F = 0.3, (N = 4) ns |
Skatole uninfected | 28.75 (±4.8) | ||
Water DENV2-infected | 27.375 (±7.52) | ||
Skatole DENV2-infected | 30.775 (±5.8) | ||
Female survival (%) | Water uninfected | 87.26 (±4.56) | Friedman test F = 2.45, (N = 4) ns |
Skatole uninfected | 89.73 (±5.14) | ||
Water DENV2-infected | 84.17 (±8.56) | ||
Skatole DENV2-infected | 79.39 (±5.99) | ||
Number of eggs laid post 1st BM (average per female) | Water uninfected | 82.38 (±10.72) | Friedman test F = 9.9, (N = 4) P = 0.006 |
Skatole uninfected | 88.52 (±5.08) | ||
Water DENV2-infected | 68.73 (±6.53) | ||
Skatole DENV2-infected | 60.47 (±8.24) | ||
Number of eggs laid post 2nd BM (average per female) | Water uninfected | 62.92 (±13.25) | Friedman test F = 1.8, (N = 4) ns |
Skatole uninfected | 67.93 (±19.22) | ||
Water DENV2-infected | 52.41 (±10.21) | ||
Skatole DENV2-infected | 57.85 (±6.65) | ||
Number of eggs laid for both BM (average per female) | Water uninfected | 74.04 (±8.56) | Friedman test F = 10.03, (N = 4) P = 0.018 |
Skatole uninfected | 79.70 (±8.8) | ||
Water DENV2-infected | 61.74 (±6.16) | ||
Skatole DENV2-infected | 59.35 (±5.1) | ||
Virus prevalence (%) | Water DENV2-infected | 93.31 (±4.44) | Mann Whitney test U = 3.0, (N = 4) ns |
Skatole DENV2-infected | 81.70 (±0.86) |