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Table 2 Prevalence and intensity of oocyst infections in the F2 progeny

From: Quantitative trait loci in Anopheles gambiae controlling the encapsulation response against Plasmodium cynomolgi Ceylon

Family

Total # of F2 female progeny

Prevalence*

Infection range#

Average ± SD

Parasite/μl †

8-3

24

0.67

1 – 152

35.25 ± 39.73

34,750

8-4

20

0.75

3 – 76

23.8 ± 24.28

34,750

8-6

29

0.55

2 – 30

8.50 ± 7.22

19,080

10-1

38

0.97

3 – 149

44.89 ± 34.42

34,750

12-1

31

0.65

9 – 180

65.15 ± 44.38

34,750

13-4

25

0.76

4 – 104

41.11 ± 26.78

34,750

Total

167

0.74 (123/167)

1 – 180

39.04 ± 36.14

 
  1. * Fraction of F2 females that became infected. # Number of oocysts in the infected midguts. † Number of parasites per microliter of blood at the time of feeding.