TABLE 2.
In utero fecundity in female B. pahangi worms at 86 DPI
| Treatment groupa | No. of worms harboringb:
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|---|---|---|---|
| Eggs | DE | Microfilariae | |
| B. pahangi+TET (23) | 16c | 1d | 1d |
| B. pahangi+IVM (20) | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| B. pahangi+0 (23) | 20 | 18 | 22 |
a
The numbers in parentheses indicate the numbers of female worms examined.
b
Mean counts of DE and microfilariae were significantly lower in B. pahangi worms isolated from B. pahangi+TET gerbils than those in female worms from B. pahangi+0 or B. pahangi+IVM gerbils.
c
Eggs found in these worms were empty.
d
The same worm contained microfilariae and DE and was also positive for Wolbachia by PCR and Southern blot.