Densities of <i>Wolbachia w</i>AlbA and <i>w</i>AlbB strains in the bodies of <i>Aedes albopictus</i> mosquitoes according to vector competence parameters represented by IDT scores.

<p>These analyses were performed using individual mosquito of F<sub>0</sub> generation, belonging to the populations of Sainte-Marie (F0_SM), Saint-Gilles les Hauts (F0_SG), Saint-Philippe (F0_SPh), or Saint-André (F0_SA) and examined at 21 and 28 days after being exposed to infectious blood meals containing the DENV-1 strain. The densities of <i>Wolbachia w</i>AlbA (orange), or <i>w</i>AlbB (green), or <i>w</i>AlbTot (<i>w</i>AlbA + <i>w</i>AlbB) (violet) (violet) are given based on the ratio between the <i>Wolbachia</i> and RSP7 concentrations which provided the number of <i>Wolbachia</i> genomes relative to the <i>Ae</i>. <i>albopictus</i> genomes. We measured the density of <i>Wolbachia</i> in individuals (N = 75) classified according to their IDT scores (0, 1, 2 or 3) defined as follows: the IDT score 0 for mosquitoes with no infectious DENV-1 particles either in the body, head or saliva; the IDT score 1 for samples with only infected bodies; the IDT score 2 for mosquitoes with infectious particles in the bodies and the heads; and the IDT score 3 for mosquitoes with infectious DENV-1 particles in the bodies, heads and saliva. dpe = days post-exposure.</p> <p>(DOC)</p>