Table 5 Evidence for vertical transmission of “Ca. Neoehrlichia mikurensis” in embryos extracted from pregnant female voles.

From: Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis and Hepatozoon sp. in voles (Microtus spp.): occurrence and evidence for vertical transmission

ID of female

Host species

No. of infected /total embryos in litter

% of embryos infected with CNM

2013/3

M. arvalis

2/7

28.6%

2013/15

M. arvalis

1/4

25.0%

2013/20

M. arvalis

0/5

0.0%

2013/45

M. arvalis

0/6

0.0%

2013/52

M. arvalis

0/6

0.0%

2013/7

M. agrestis

0/4

0.0%

2013/24

M. agrestis

0/7

0.0%

2013/70

M. oeconomus

0/6

0.0%

∑

8 × Microtus sp.:

5 × M. arvalis

2 × M. agrestis

1 × M. oeconomus

3/45 Microtus sp.:

3/28 M. arvalis + 

0/11 M. agrestis + 

0/6 M. oeconomus

6.6% Microtus sp.:

10.7% M. arvalis + 

0.0% M. agrestis + 

0.0% M. oeconomus

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