Table 1. D. melanogaster crosses with different Wolbachia strains and host male ages.
Expected CI type | Cross ( male×female) | Egg counted | Egg hatch (%) |
Compatible | Dmel T (1-day-old)×Dmel T | 521 | 91.70±0.68 |
Dmel wMel (1-day-old)×Dmel wMel | 551 | 91.99±0.18 | |
Dmel wAu (1-day-old)×Dmel wAu | 650 | 90.04±3.65 | |
Dmel T (1-day-old)×Dmel wMel | 479 | 91.66±2.92 | |
Dmel T (1-day-old)×Dmel wAu | 530 | 87.02±6.29 | |
Dmel T (5-day-old)×Dmel wMel | 619 | 92.99±1.36 | |
Incompatible | Dmel wMel (1-day-old)×Dmel T | 698 | 8.78±1.03** |
Dmel wAu (1-day-old)×Dmel T | 737 | 95.55±1.26 | |
Dmel wMel (5-day-old)×Dmel T | 639 | 89.51±1.33 |
Females used in this study were all 3∼4 days old; Egg hatch was shown as mean ± standard error;
**indicates P<0.01. The same as in Table 2.
Abbreviations: Dmel wMel, Drosophila melanogaster infected with wMel; Dmel wAu, Drosophila melanogaster infected with wAu; Dmel T, Drosophila melanogaster treated with tetracycline (without Wolbachia).