Table 3 Statistical differences in changes of nucleotide position in isolated genes.

From: Disparate dynamics of pathogen prevalence in Ixodes ricinus and Dermacentor reticulatus ticks occurring sympatrically in diverse habitats

Tick species

Pathogen species and target gene

p values

Compared groups

1 and 2

1 and 3

2 and 3

Ixodes ricinus

Borreliella burgdorferi flaB

nd

0.22

nd

Borreliella afzelii flaB

0.02

< 0.01

< 0.01

Borreliella garinii flaB

0.94

0.37

0.32

Rickettsia monacensis ompB

nd

0.28

nd

Rickettsia helvetica gltA

> 0.99

< 0.01

0.26

Dermacentor reticulatus

Rickettsia aeschlimannii gltA

nd

< 0.01

nd

Rickettsia raoultii gltA

nd

< 0.01

nd

  1. 1-current study; 2-other studies from Poland; 3-studies from other countries; nd-no data, no statistical calculations performed; p-level of significance.
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