Table 4.
Trypanosomes in foregut (salivary exudate) versus salivary glands. Breakdown of infections in individual flies.
Trypanosome strain(s) in paired salivary glands of individual flies | Trypanosome strain(s) in salivary exudate (no. of flies) | Total | ||
Red & green | Green only | Red only | ||
Both mixed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
1 mixed,1 green | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
1 mixed,1 red | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Both green | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Both red | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 red, 1 green | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
1 mixed, 1 uninfected | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 red, 1 uninfected | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
1 green, 1 uninfected | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Total no. of flies with infected salivary gland | 9 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
Total no. of flies with uninfected salivary gland | 25 | 10 | 8 | 43 |
Total | 34 | 13 | 11 | 58 |