Table 3. Nested PCR verification of the E. chaffeensis infection status and for the transposon insertion sites in ticks^* fed on infected deer.

Target	Tick2	Tick4	Tick5	Tick6	Tick7	Tick8	Tick 9
Aad	+	+	+	+	−	+	−
1**	−	−	−	−	−	−	−
2**	−	−	−	−	−	−	−
3**	−	−	−	−	−	−	−
4**	+	+	+	+	−	+	+
5**	−	−	+	+	+	+	+

^*Ten ticks were assessed and three of which tested negative for the pathogen.

^**Genomic insertion sites as defined in Figure 3.