Table 3.
Efficiency of the ftsZ primer in detecting Wolbachia in Anastrepha samples using the altered protocols (ftsZ I-VIII) described in Table 2.
| Protocols | Samples | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.sp.1 (Jac) | A.sp.1 (SN) | A.sp.2 (Cag) | A.sp.3 (Cag) | ||
| ftsZ I | 27% | - | - | - | 4% |
| ftsZ II | - | - | - | - | - |
| ftsZ III | - | - | - | - | - |
| ftsZ IV | - | - | - | - | - |
| ftsZ V | - | - | - | - | - |
| ftsZ VI | - | - | - | - | - |
| ftsZ VII | 63.3% | 42.1% | 40.0% | 45.0% | 44.9% |
| ftsZ VIII | 55% | - | n | n | 20.2% |
Collection sites: Jac – Jacareí; SN – Serra Negra; Cag – Caraguatatuba.
(-): absence of fragment.
(n): not tested with the protocol indicated.