Table 1 Percentage of individuals tested that were infected with Wolbachia and mean wsp Cp value ± SD for F1/F2 males and females of D. pseudotakahashii compared to other Drosophila species

From: A Wolbachia infection from Drosophila that causes cytoplasmic incompatibility despite low prevalence and densities in males

Species/infection

N

% Wolbachia infected

Mean wsp Cp value ± SD

 

Male

Female

Male

Female

Malea

Female

D. pseudotakahashii

wPse

Northern Queensland

62

26

35.5

100

35.25 ± 2.70

27.44 ± 2.70

South eastern Queensland

122

128

91.8

100

31.69 ± 3.13

23.41 ± 1.60

New South Wales

83

24

85.5

100

32.58 ± 3.19

24.44 ± 2.47

D. melanogaster

wMel (HAW lline)

4

4

100

100

24.63 ± 0.42

23.88 ± 0.09

D. pandora

wRi

4

4

100

100

23.81 ± 0.56

24.18 ± 0.18

D. simulans

wAu (Coffs Harbour line)

4

4

100

100

22.51 ± 0.49

23.29 ± 1.53

wRi (Burnley line)

4

4

100

100

21.63 ± 0.15

21.55 ± 0.52

  1. A single female for each line was tested, while multiple males were used in some cases. Lower wsp Cp values correlate with higher Wolbachia infection density
  2. N is the number of samples tested
  3. aOnly infected males were used for determining Cp values using the wsp validation primers