Reactive Oxygen Species Production and Brugia pahangi Survivorship in Aedes polynesiensis with Artificial Wolbachia Infection Types
Figure 2
Mean number of L3s within Ae. polynesiensis strains.
APM, APMT and MTB were given a Brugia pahangi infected blood meal. After ten days, mosquitoes were dissected and the number of infective stage L3s was counted. The MTB strain had a significantly lower worm load (p<0.0001) than APM and APMT, which were equivalent (p = 0.47). Despite significant variation between replicates (p<0.0001), the relationship between strains (APM = APMT>MTB) was consistent across the three replicates (p = 0.77). Each symbol represents a single mosquito. Lines represent mean values.