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. 2021 Jan 11;17(1):e1009180. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1009180

Fig 6. oppA2 is dispensible for survival in the tick midgut and transmission.

Fig 6

(A-B) Colony counts (mean ±SEM) from midguts of (A) flat and (B) fed nymphs infected with wt or oppA2tn. (C) Colony counts (mean ±SEM) from midguts of fed nymphs infected with wt, oppA2tn, or oppA2c. Each data point represents a separate pool of ticks. Statistical analysis of tick studies was determined by unpaired Student’s t test. (D-F) Maps of skin sample sites and culture results for mice dorsally-infected via nymph feeding with wt (A), oppA2tn (B), or oppA2c (C) (n = 5). Dotted circles denote capsule placement for nymphal feeding.