Table 2.
SFGR identification in A. maculatum tissues
| A. maculatum | Sample ID | SFGR species | Nucleotide identity (%) | GenBank | qPCR detection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female midgut tissues | SH_Mg1 | R. parkeri | 100 | JQ914757 | — |
| SH_Mg2 | R. parkeri | 96 | JQ914758 | — | |
| SH_Mg3 | R. parkeri | 92 | JQ914759 | — | |
| SH_Mg4 | R. parkeri | 98 | JQ914760 | — | |
| SH_Mg5 | R. endosymbiont of A. maculatum | 99 | JQ914761 | — | |
| SH_Mg7 | R. amblyommii | 99 | JQ914762 | — | |
| SH_B1 | R. parkeri | 100 | JQ914763 | — | |
| SH_B2 | R. parkeri | 100 | JX134636 | 4,000 ± 1,106 | |
| SH_B3 | R. parkeri | 100 | JX134637 | 6 ± 2 | |
| SH_B4 | R. endosymbiont of A. maculatum | 100 | JX134638 | — | |
| SH_B5 | R. endosymbiont of A. maculatum | 98 | JX134639 | — | |
| SH_B6 | R. endosymbiont of A. maculatum | 98 | JX134640 | — | |
| SH_B7 | R. parkeri | 100 | JQ914764 | — | |
| SH_B8 | R. parkeri | 99 | JQ914765 | 755 ± 88 | |
| SH_B9 | R. parkeri | 99 | JQ914766 | — | |
| SH_B10 | R. endosymbiont of A. maculatum | 100 | JQ914767 | — | |
| SH_D1 | R. endosymbiont of A. maculatum | 99 | JQ914768 | — | |
| SH_D2 | R. endosymbiont of A. maculatum | 100 | JQ914769 | — | |
| SH_D4 | R. endosymbiont of A. maculatum | 100 | JQ914770 | — | |
| SH_D5 | R. parkeri | 94 | JQ914771 | — | |
| Female salivary gland tissues | SH_SG1 | R. parkeri | 100 | JQ914772 | 1,794 ± 177 |
| SH_SG2 | R. parkeri | 100 | JQ914773 | — | |
| SH_SG3 | R. parkeri | 100 | JQ914774 | — | |
| SH_SG6 | R. parkeri | 100 | JQ914775 | — | |
| Male tissues | SH_M2 | R. parkeri | 99 | JX134641 | ND |
| SH_M4 | R. amblyommii | 100 | JQ914776 | ND | |
| SH_M6 | R. endosymbiont of A. maculatum | 99 | JQ914777 | ND | |
| SH_M7 | R. amblyommii | 99 | JQ914778 | ND | |
| SH_M10 | R. amblyommii | 100 | JQ914779 | ND | |
| SH_M11 | R. amblyommii | 100 | JQ914780 | ND |
ND, not determined.