Table 1.

Number of Parasites in the Peritoneal Cavity of T. cruzi-Infected Mice

Strain*	Number of parasites per peritoneal cavity
	Day 3†	Day 5	Day 7	Day 9
WT	7.5 ± 0.5‡	15 ± 2	27.5 ± 3.5	8.3 ± 1.2
GKO	85 ± 27§	220 ± 12§	288 ± 22§	369 ± 11.2§
P55−/−	38 ± 6	100 ± 32§	74 ± 10§	55 ± 5.5§

*n = 3 mice per group per time point in triplicate experiments.

^†Days after infection.

^‡Mean ± SD (1×10⁴) trypomastigote forms per peritoneal cavity lavage.

^§P<0.05 when compared to WT mice.