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. 2010 Sep;83(3):614–623. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.10-0074

Table 2.

Location and frequency of portal of entry in first-instar Aedes albopictus larvae

Primary infection site GFP larvae number infected with recombinant virus
vAep7NS1-BIT-GFP vAep61NTS-BIT-GFP Total
Anal papillae (SA*) 248 (157) 229 (133) 477 (290)
Bristle cell (SA) 213 (104) 187 (102) 400 (206)
Base of anal papillae (SA) 63 (14) 81 (17) 144 (31)
Other (SA) 49 (11) 21 (9) 70 (20)
Multiple sites 135 144 279
*

SA = site alone, the location indicated was unique site of green fluorescent protein (GFP) expression observed.

All locations other than the three kinds of primary infection indicated in the table.