Fig. 3From: Transplacental transmission of tick-borne Babesia microti in its natural host Peromyscus leucopusBabesia microti log mean copy number per pg of total DNA (MCN) comparing females to each of her infected embryos. Positions 1–20 are Peromyscus leucopus pregnant females; 1–16 were samples collected in April; 17–20 were collected in July, and the last position is of the single Microtus pennsylvanicus female (Vole) collected in July. Females (black diamonds) overall exhibited significantly higher parasitemia (MCN ± standard error, 4.405 ± 0.21) than their offspring (gray X; 2.291 ± 0.10; P < 0.0001)Back to article page