Table 2 Size of developmental stages of Cryptosporidium chipmunk genotype I obtained from the cecum of SCID mouse (Mus musculus) experimentally infected with 100,000 oocysts and killed 30 days post-infection
Developmental stages | Length (μm) Range (mean ± SD) | Width (μm) Range (mean ± SD) |
|---|---|---|
Oocyst | 5.50–5.89 (5.64 ± 0.19) | 4.86–5.60 (5.37 ± 0.17) |
Sporozoite | 4.67–5.92 (5.42 ± 0.41) | 0.55–0.64 (0.61 ± 0.03) |
Trophozoite | 1.95–5.27 (3.26 ± 0.76) | 1.56–4.71 (2.75 ± 0.67) |
Eight-nuclei meront | 4.49–6.42 (5.54 ± 0.52) | 4.07–6.04 (4.91 ± 0.53) |
Merozoite from eight-nuclei meront | 3.76–6.29 (5.22 ± 0.62) | 0.51–0.98 (0.73 ± 0.12) |
Four-nuclei meront | 4.18–5.28 (4.65 ± 0.47) | 3.86–5.21 (4.40 ± 0.58) |
Merozoite from four-nuclei meront | 4.88–5.63 (5.42 ± 0.32) | 0.51–0.92 (0.73 ± 0.17) |
Macrogamont | 4.78–8.16 (5.93 ± 0.68) | 4.37–6.46 (5.42 ± 0.62) |
Microgamont | 4.53–5.42 (4.91 ± 0.32) | 4.14–4.42 (4.28 ± 0.10) |
Zygote | 4.91–5.53 (5.29 ± 0.22) | 4.16–5.11 (4.79 ± 0.30) |