Volume 13, Number 3—March 2007
Research
Diversity and Distribution of Borrelia hermsii
Table 3
Number and stage of Ornithodoros hermsi fed on chickens, quail, or mice*
| Cohort A | Cohort B | Cohort C |
|---|---|---|
| 2 M, 2 F on chicken | 310 L on chicken† | 184 first N on chicken |
| 127 L on mouse | 261 first N on quail 42 first N on mice | 179 second N on mouse |
| 124 first N on mouse | 84 second N on mice | 169 third N on mouse |
*M, males; F, females; L, larvae; N, nymphs.
†After larvae were fed on chickens, the first nymphs were fed on quail or mice. Some of the resultant second nymphs were used in other experiments, hence the smaller number of second nymphs fed on mice.
