TABLE 2.
Prevalence of “Ca. Phytoplasma vitis” and ST1-C endosymbionts in different organs or tissues of S. titanus as determined by specific PCR assays
| Insect IDa | Insect type and no.b | “Ca. Phytoplasma vitis”c
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ST1-C endosymbiontc
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salivary glands | Intestine | Fat bodies | Ovaries | Salivary glands | Intestine | Fat bodies | Ovaries | ||
| 440, 445, 447, 451, 452, 455, 464, 466, 467, 468, 469, 471, 472*, 473, 478 | 15 (F, 11; M, 4) | 2/15 (F, 1/11; M, 1/4) | 2/15 (F, 1/11; M, 1/4) | 2/15 (F, 1/11; M, 1/4) | 0/11 (F, 0/11) | 14/15 (F, 10/11; M, 4/4) | 15/15 (F, 11/11; M, 4/4) | 15/15 (F, 11/11; M, 4/4) | 11/11 (F, 11/11) |
a
Refer to Table 1 for sample origins. Individual marked with an asterisk was used in PCR-DGGE screening and for cloning and sequencing. ID, identification number.
b
Numbers indicate the individuals sampled for each category: M, males; F, females.
c
Number of individuals positive for the specific PCR assay with respect to the number of total individuals tested. M, males; F, females.