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Table 1 Dimensions of the morphological forms of L. infantum described in Fig. 4 during development in L. migonei and L. longipalpis on days 5 and 8 PI

From: Lutzomyia migonei is a permissive vector competent for Leishmania infantum

    

Body length

Body width

Flagellar length

Day PI

Parasite-vector combination

Morphological form

n

Mean (SD) (μm)

Range (μm)

Mean (SD) (μm)

Range (μm)

Mean (SD) (μm)

Range (μm)

5

L. migonei-CUK3

LN

78

15.8 (1.4)

14.0–19.1

2.4 (0.4)

1.6–3.7

17.6 (3.5)

7.0–26.1

  

SN

155

10.4 (2.0)

5.9–13.8

2.3 (0.5)

1.2–3.7

13.7 (3.4)

5.5–24.2

  

MP

7

8.2 (1.2)

6.4–9.9

2.6 (0.5)

1.9–3.6

19.0 (4.5)

13.8–24.8

  

Total

240

12.1 (3.1)

5.9–19.1

2.4 (0.5)

1.2–3.7

15.1 (3.9)

5.5–26.1

 

L. migonei-M4192

LN

125

16.1 (1.5)

14.0–20.9

2.6 (0.5)

1.7–4.2

18.1 (4.5)

6.1–31.7

  

SN

107

11.7 (1.7)

6.8–13.9

2.6 (0.6)

1.4–5.9

15.7 (4.8)

6.8–27.7

  

MP

8

8.5 (0.6)

7.7–9.8

2.7 (1.1)

1.4–5.2

20.3 (3.5)

15.4–25.1

  

Total

240

13.9 (2.8)

6.8–20.9

2.6 (0.6)

1.4–5.9

17.1 (4.8)

6.1–31.7

 

L. longipalpis-M4192

LN

171

17.5 (3.0)

14.0–26.8

2.4 (0.5)

1.0–3.8

22.0 (6.0)

4.5–36.8

  

SN

68

11.2 (1.8)

7.0–13.9

2.4 (0.5)

1.1–3.8

14.8 (4.5)

7.9–24.1

  

MP

1

13.7

 

2.3

 

28.0

 
  

Total

240

15.7 (3.9)

7.0–26.8

2.4 (0.5)

1.0–3.8

20.0 (6.5)

4.5–36.8

8

L. migonei-CUK3

LN

48

16.0 (2.0)

14.0–22.1

2.4 (0.5)

1.5–3.8

16.2 (2.7)

9.6–21.7

  

SN

180

10.2 (2.0)

5.0–13.9

2.1 (0.6)

1.0–4.4

13.5 (3.2)

5.4–24.1

  

MP

12

6.6 (1.4)

3.6–8.8

1.8 (0.5)

1.1–3.0

15.7 (2.9)

8.7–19.2

  

Total

240

11.2 (3.2)

3.6–22.1

2.1 (0.6)

1.0–4.4

14.2 (3.3)

5.4–24.1

 

L. migonei-M4192

LN

35

15.4 (1.1)

14.0–18.1

2.2 (0.4)

1.4–3.3

16.1 (4.1)

8.0–24.0

  

SN

187

9.8 (2.1)

5.4–13.9

2.4 (0.5)

1.1–4.1

13.4 (3.5)

3.7–24.0

  

MP

18

6.9 (1.2)

5.0–10.3

2.1 (0.7)

1.2–3.8

16.4 (2.0)

13.5–22.2

  

Total

240

10.4 (2.9)

5.0–18.1

2.3 (0.5)

1.1–4.1

14.0 (3.7)

3.7–24.0

 

L. longipalpis-M4192

LN

56

15.9 (1.3)

14.0–19.2

2.2 (0.4)

1.6–3.4

18.1 (4.1)

8.2–28.4

  

SN

152

10.5 (1.9)

6.4–13.9

2.2 (0.6)

1.1–4.6

14.4 (3.1)

7.3–22.8

  

MP

32

7.3 (1.3)

5.1–12.2

2.1 (0.8)

1.1–5.6

16.4 (2.5)

12.7–26.3

  

Total

240

11.3 (3.2)

5.1–19.2

2.2 (0.8)

1.1–5.6

15.5 (3.6)

7.3–28.4

  1. LN Long nectomonads, SP short promastigotes MP metacyclic promastigotes
  2. Promastigotes from gut smears were measured under light microscopy with an oil-immersion objective