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Mundinia development in the sand fly Phlebotomus duboscqi.
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posted on 2021-06-11, 17:31 authored by Tomas Becvar, Barbora Vojtkova, Padet Siriyasatien, Jan Votypka, David Modry, Petr Jahn, Paul Bates, Simon Carpenter, Petr Volf, Jovana SadlovaIntensity (A) and localization (B) of L. sp. strain GH5 from Ghana (GHA) and L. major (MAJ) infections. SV, stomodeal valve; AMG, abdominal midgut; TMG, thoracic midgut; E. sp., endoperitrophic space; PBM, post blood meal. Intensity of infection (parasite load) was categorized as light, <100 parasites per gut; moderate, 100–1000 parasites per gut and heavy, >1000 parasites per gut. Numbers of dissected females are displayed above the columns. Differences among Leishmania species were significant and increased from day 3 PBM (P = 0.039, X2 = 8.352, d.f. = 3) to day 4 PBM (P < 0.0001, X2 = 34.008, d.f. = 3), 7 PBM (P < 0.0001, X2 = 54.884, d.f. = 3) and day 11 PBM (P < 0.0001, X2 = 57.711, d.f. = 3).
