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Table 2 Proliferation of midgut and proventricular trypomastigotes

From: The life cycle of Trypanosoma (Nannomonas) congolense in the tsetse fly

Trypanosome infection

1 K 1 N

2 K 1 N

2 K 2 N

Proportion of 2 K trypanosomes

Early midgut (days 2–7)

184

20

11

31/215 (14.4%)

Late midgut (days 12–26)

538

15

18

33/571 (5.8%)

Early proventriculus (days 6–12)

394

0

0

0/394 (0%)

Late proventriculus (days 13–26)

1266

0

0

0/1266 (0%)

  1. Number of kinetoplasts (K) and nuclei (N) as indicated. Trypanosomes with 2 K are in the process of division.