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Table 3 Chrysanthemum yellows phytoplasma infection and inoculation efficiencies of Euscelidius variegatus following abdominal microinjection

From: Role of the major antigenic membrane protein in phytoplasma transmission by two insect vector species

Treatment

Number of microinjected insects

Infection efficiency

Inoculation efficiency

Control

170

99.1 % (117)

56.6 %a (83)

CYfAmp64-224

170

98.9 % (89)

54.5 %a (66)

Antibody A416

186

100 % (72)

26.7 %b (45)

CYfAmp64-224 + Antibody A416

85

95.2 % (62)

38.6 %ab (44)

CYfAmp64-651

81

94.7 % (38)

56.2 %ab (16)

  1. Infection and inoculation efficiencies of Euscelidius variegatus following abdominal microinjection with chrysanthemum yellows phytoplasma (CYP) suspension in the presence and absence of proteins. Infection efficiency: percentage of CYP-infected insects (PCR positive) following microinjection. Inoculation efficiency: percentage of CYP PCR positive plants following inoculation with CYP-infected insects. Within columns, figures followed by different letters differ significantly (Chi square test). Sample sizes in parenthesis