Table 3.
Results of the hybrid differentiation using method previously described by Kovalev et al. [17].
| Tick Specimen No | Sex | Tick Species | Ct I. persulcatus | Ct I. ricinus | Ct Delta | Tick Species (as Determined by Kovalev et al.’s System) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| h604 | ♀ | hybrid ♀ I.persulcatus × ♂ I.ricinus |
15.93 | 15.49 | 0.44 | Hybrid 1:1 |
| h605 | ♀ | hybrid ♀ I.persulcatus × ♂ I.ricinus |
17.24 | 18.27 | 1.03 | Hybrid 1:2 |
| h606 | ♂ | hybrid ♀ I.persulcatus × ♂ I.ricinus |
23.00 | nd * | - ** | I. persulcatus |
| h730 | ♂ | hybrid ♀ I.persulcatus × ♂ I.ricinus |
15.05 | nd | - | I. persulcatus |
| h422-1 | ♀ | hybrid ♀ I.ricinus × ♂ I.persulcatus |
20.73 | 22.51 | 1.78 | Hybrid 1:4 |
| h422-2 | ♀ | hybrid ♀ I.ricinus × ♂ I.persulcatus |
17.79 | 18.99 | 1.20 | Hybrid 1:2 |
| h423-1 | ♂ | hybrid ♀ I.ricinus × ♂ I.persulcatus |
29.25 | 19.17 | 10.08 | Hybrid 1:∞ |
| h423-2 | ♂ | hybrid ♀ I.ricinus × ♂ I.persulcatus |
30.62 | 20.10 | 10.52 | Hybrid 1:∞ |
| 707-2 | ♀ | I. persulcatus | 14.33 | nd | - | I. persulcatus |
| 707-3 | ♀ | I. persulcatus | 15.05 | nd | - | I. persulcatus |
| 338-1 | ♂ | I. persulcatus | 15.09 | nd | - | I. persulcatus |
| 173 | ♀ | I. persulcatus | 14.95 | nd | - | I. persulcatus |
| 872 | ♀ | I. ricinus | nd | 15.20 | - | I. ricinus |
| 417-2 | ♂ | I. ricinus | nd | 16.88 | - | I. ricinus |
| 421a | ♂ | I. ricinus | nd | 17.01 | - | I. ricinus |
| 414-1 | ♀ | I. ricinus | nd | 14.60 | - | I. ricinus |
* amplification is not detected. ** Ct delta cannot be calculated due to one of the channels reporting no amplification.