Table 1. Infection status of wild-caught M. desjardinsi females and the sex ratio of their offspring.
Infection status | Number of broods | |||
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All-female | Female-biaseda | Normalb | Total | |
S+R+ | 15 | 2 | 2 | 19 |
S+R− | 6 | − | − | 6 |
S−R+ | − | 1 | 5 | 6 |
S−R− | − | − | 3 | 3 |
S+R+: doubly infected with Spiroplasma and Rickettsia.
S+R−: singly infected with Spiroplasma.
S−R+: singly infected with Rickettsia.
S−R−: non-infected.
a Contain males but sex ratio significantly deviated from 1:1 (P < 0.05 by chi-squared test).
b Sex ratio not significantly deviated from 1:1 (P > 0.05 by chi-squared test).