TABLE 1.
Experimental group | Fly species | Sodalis sp. used for reconstitutiona | Blood meal supplement |
---|---|---|---|
1 | G. morsitans morsitans | None | None |
2 | G. fuscipes fuscipes | None | None |
3 | G. morsitans morsitans | None | Ampb |
4 | G. fuscipes fuscipes | None | Amp |
5 | G. morsitans morsitans | S. glossinidius morsitans | Amp |
6 | G. morsitans morsitans | S. glossinidius fuscipes | Amp |
7 | G. fuscipes fuscipes | S. glossinidius fuscipes | Amp |
8 | G. fuscipes fuscipes | S. glossinidius morsitans | Amp |
All injections were performed with recombinant Sodalis harboring the eGPFuv plasmid. Each fly injected received ∼1.5×104 recSodalis bacteria.
Amp, ampicillin (30 μg Amp/ml blood).