Figure 3
From: The development of Leishmania turanica in sand flies and competition with L. major
Mixed infection of Leishmania turanica and L. major in Phlebotomus papatasi . Infections were examined 2 to 12 days after the infective bloodmeal according to three different infection doses (ID). Intensity of infection is categorized as: light, less than 100; moderate, 100 to 1000 and heavy, more than 1000 parasites per gut. The number of dissected sand flies is indicated above the bars.