Table 3.

The strain-specific infection prevalences in the immature I. ricinus ticks are shown for each of the eight unique combinations of tick stage, B. afzelii strain, and competition.

Stage	Strain	Competition	% Infected
Larvae	Fin-Jyv-A3	No	20/44 (45.5%)
Larvae	Fin-Jyv-A3	Yes	4/27 (15.8%)
Larvae	NE4049	No	6/40 (15.0%)
Larvae	NE4049	Yes	11/31 (35.5%)
Nymphs	Fin-Jyv-A3	No	127/147 (86.4%)
Nymphs	Fin-Jyv-A3	Yes	79/157 (50.3%)
Nymphs	NE4049	No	152/194 (78.4%)
Nymphs	NE4049	Yes	109/160 (68.1%)