Table 4.
Δpsop7 salivary gland sporozoite numbers following membrane feeding or haemocoel injection of ookinetes.
| Membrane feeding | Haemocoel injection | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exp. | Parasite | Clone | Mean | n | Infectivity to micea | Mean | n | Infectivity to micea |
| I | wt | – | 14 730 | 30 | Yes (1/1) | 1 596 | 30 | Yes (1/1) |
| Δpsop7 | 1 | 0 | 21 | No (0/1) | 3 427 | 30 | Yes (4/4) | |
| II | wt | – | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | 13 399 | 10 | Yes (1/1) |
| Δpsop7 | 1 | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | 25 323 | 30 | Yes (1/1) | |
| III | wt | – | 19 298 | 30 | Yes (1/1) | 16 742 | 30 | Yes (1/1) |
| Δpsop7 | 2 | 0 | 20 | No (0/1) | 9 837 | 30 | Yes (2/2) | |
a
Number of mice infected/number of mice used. Exp., experiment; n.d., not done.