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Table 2

Detection of A. phagocytophilum DNA and RNA in S. calcitrans after an interrupted meal of infected blood.

DNA detection RNA detection#
Experiments Mean* Ct ± SEM Positive S. calcitrans for Aph msp2 Mean* Ct ± SEM Positive S. calcitrans for Aph msp2
IntM1 25.46 ± 2.20 10/10 20.83 ± 0.38 9/10
IntM2 29.63 ± 2.06 10/10 18.50 ± 0.64 3/10
IntM3 28.72 ± 2.24 9/10 17.28 ± 0.27 3/10
IntM4 19.04 ± 0.30 3/10 N.D. N.D.
IntM5 26.22 ± 3.96 5/10 N.D. N.D.
IntM6 28.94 ± 2.38 10/10 N.D. N.D.

*Mean Ct on Aph-positive S. calcitrans.

#With pre-amplification.

N.D. not determined.

Aph: A. phagocytophilum.

IntM: Interrupted blood meal.

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