Table 4 A. marginale infection rates and numbers in D. andersoni after transmission feeding.

From: Quantitative analysis of Anaplasma marginale acquisition and transmission by Dermacentor andersoni fed in vitro

Group

Transmission feeding

Midgut

Salivary glands

Infection ratea

No. A. marginaleb

Infection ratea

No. A. marginaleb

1

88% (22/25)

106.27 (±0.095)

72% (18/25)

105.90 (±0.105)

2

96% (24/25)

105.37 (±0.091)

60% (15/25)

104.30 (±0.114)

3

96% (24/25)

105.20 (±0.091)

32% (8/25)

104.83 (±0.158)

4

92% (23/25)

105.00 (±0.092)

28% (7/25)

104.20 (±0.155)

  1. aInfection rate is the number of positive organs divided by the number tested multiplied by 100. bThe number of A. marginale is reported as the mean +/− the standard error.
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