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. 2008 Aug 8;74(19):5965–5974. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00741-08

TABLE 3.

Trypanosome infection prevalence in teneral and nonteneral adultsa

Treatment and replicate group No. of flies Infection prevalence (%) Avg density (no. of parasites/gut) P value
Control (teneral)
    1 13 15 6 × 105 0.27
    2 13 0 0.27
    3 8 25 1.2 × 106 0.27
Adult GmmWig− (teneral)
    1 13 8 2 × 106 0.27
    2 12 41 2 × 105 0.27
    3 7 14 1 × 105 0.27
Control (nonteneral)
    1 23 4 NDb <0.001
    2 18 11 ND <0.001
Adult GmmWig− (nonteneral)
    1 17 71 ND <0.001
    2 13 46 ND <0.001
a

Teneral flies received parasites in their first blood meal; nonteneral flies received parasites in their fourth blood meal.

b

ND, not done.