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Table 1 Light Microscopea evaluation of the proportion of male irradiated and non-irradiated control G. m. morsitans flies infected with T. b. brucei

From: Combining paratransgenesis with SIT: impact of ionizing radiation on the DNA copy number of Sodalis glossinidius in tsetse flies

Treatment

Infected/ total # flies

Maturation

P values

 

Midgut glands

Salivary gland rate

 

Midgut glands

Salivary gland rate

Non-irradiated

11/61

9/61

0.82

–

–

Irradiated

3/50

3/50

1

0.0839

0.219

  1. p values were obtained by comparing the infection prevalence of the irradiated group to the infection prevalence of non-treated control flies using a two-sided Fisher’s exact test.
  2. aLight-Microscope observations/evaluations conducted using 100× magnification to carry out the observations
  3. bMaturation rate: salivary gland/midgut infected flies