Table 4.
Ion ratio (mmol-paras/mmol-host) calculated from H2O values (mmol kg−1) for the checked parasite/host pairs.
| Ion ratio: parasite/host for taxon | Ratio for Na+ | Ratio for K+ | Ratio for Ca2+ | Ratio for Mg2+ | Ratio for Cl− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. raddiana (N = 12) | 0.60 | 3.26 | 0.41 | 0.63 | 1.98 |
| A. tortilis (N = 10) | 0.58 | 3.18 | 0.52 | 0.47 | 2.04 |
| A. lebbeck (N = 2) | 0.99 | 2.98 | 1.60 | 1.44 | 2.72 |
| C. comosum (N = 10) | 2.03 | 3.82 | 0.53 | 0.55 | 2.66 |
| C. cunninghamiana (N = 2) | 3.48 | 1.23 | 0.074 | 0.31 | 1.02 |
| H. persicum (N = 8) | 0.57 | 0.70 | 16.9 | 0.88 | 0.77 |
| O. baccatus (N = 10) | 1.33 | 2.23 | 0.52 | 0.99 | 1.05 |
| Z. spina-christi (N = 2) | 0.71 | 7.25 | 0.78 | 0.74 | 1.29 |
| A. halimus (N = 3) | 0.24 | 0.34 | 4.79 | 0.28 | 0.26 |
| N. retusa (N = 10) | 1.12 | 1.51 | 0.68 | 0.64 | 0.82 |
| T. aphylla (N = 15) | 0.98 | 0.91 | 2.91 | 0.39 | 0.91 |
| T. nilotica (N = 12) | 2.37 | 0.65 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 1.01 |