Table 1.
Wolbachia infection prevalence rates in adult female mosquitoes using two conserved Wolbachia genes (16S rRNA and wsp)
| Mosquito species | n | PCR-positive | Prevalence (95% CI) (%)a | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| wsp | 16S rRNA | wsp | 16S rRNA | ||
| Anopheles (Cellia) group | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| An. balabacensis | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21.1 (7.0–46.1) |
| An. introlatus | 54 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 31.5 (20.0–45.7) |
| An. macarthuri | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25.0 (1.3–78.1) |
| An. latens | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 50.0 (17.5–82.6) |
| An. karwari | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| An. kochi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| An. maculatus | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22.2 (3.9–59.8) |
| An. vagus | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| An. watsonii | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| An. barbirostris | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 50.0 (20.1–79.9) |
| An. umbrosus | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| An. hyrcanus | 18 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 50.0 (26.8–73.2) |
| An. sinensis | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 57.1 (20.2–88.2) |
| An. lindesayi species group | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| An. separatus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| An. aconitus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cx. vishnui | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100 (5.5–100) |
| Cx. pseudovishnui | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100 (19.8–100) |
| Cx. quinquefasciatus | 17 | 6 | 5 | 35.3 (15.3–61.4) | 29.4 (11.4–56.0) |
| Cx. sinensis | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 (2.7–97.3) |
| Ma. annulifera | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100 (5.5–100) |
| Ma. bonneae | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100 (5.5–100) |
| Ar. subalbatus | 22 | 13 | 0 | 59.1 (36.7–78.5) | 0 |
| Ae. aegypti | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100 (19.8–100) | 0 |
| Ae. albopictus | 19 | 19 | 3 | 100 (79.1–100) | 15.8 (4.2–40.5) |
Note: An individual was considered Wolbachia-infected when any one of the two Wolbachia gene fragments were amplified
Abbreviation: CI, confidence interval
aWolbachia prevalence rate (%) = [No. of Wolbachia positive mosquitoes/Total no. of mosquitoes] × 100