Autodissemination of the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae amongst adults of the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae s.s.

Table 1 Autodissemation of M. anisopliae from females to males An. gambiae s.s.. The proportions of male mosquitoes infected are shown with the differences in survival of fungus-infected males compared to uninfected males within the test groups.

Bioassay	Ratio	Average %(± SEM^a) of males infected	Survival analysis (Kaplan Meier)	Average age of males at time of death (days)
Bioassay	Ratio	Average %(± SEM^a) of males infected	Survival analysis (Kaplan Meier)	infected	uninfected
1	1:1	26.1 ± 5.3	F = 2.73; p = 0.098	10.3 ± 0.7	18.6 ± 0.8^b
2	1:1	34.0 ± 0.6	F = 3.39; p = 0.065	11.3 ± 1.9	15.6 ± 1.6^b
3	1:10	10.7 ± 3.2	F = 13.02; p = 0.001	13.1 ± 1.3	17.9 ± 0.6^b

^a: SEM = standard error of mean
^b: Significant difference (p < 0.05) between infected and uninfected males using GLM analysis (Genstat 7.0).

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