Table 1. Comparisons of B. turicatae transmission frequencies by dark field microscopy, qPCR, and immunoblotting after an uninterrupted and interrupted bloodmeal when one to three ticks attached.
No. ticks | Uninterrupted bloodmeal | Interrupted bloodmeal | ||||
Microscopy | qPCR | Immunoblotting | Microscopy | qPCR | Immunoblotting | |
1 | 0/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 |
2 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 |
3 | 6/10 | 8/10 | 8/10 | 5/12 | 7/12 | 7/12 |