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Table 2 The number of purified colonies from midguts of An. culicifacies in relation to the culture media and life stage of mosquitoes

From: Isolation and identification of culturable bacteria from wild Anopheles culicifacies, a first step in a paratransgenesis approach

Culture medium

Life stage of dissected An. culicifacies

Number of purified colonies

BH agar

Larva

12

Newly emerged adulta

6

Adult

5

Nutrient agar

Larva

12

Newly emerged adulta

4

Adult

4

Blood Agar

Larva

14

Adult

0

  1. aDissected immediately after emergence.