Table 1.
Dimensions of the morphological forms of L. infantum described in Fig. 4 during development in L. migonei and L. longipalpis on days 5 and 8 PI
| Body length | Body width | Flagellar length | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day PI | Parasite-vector combination | Morphological form | n | Mean (SD) (μm) | Range (μm) | Mean (SD) (μm) | Range (μm) | Mean (SD) (μm) | Range (μm) |
| 5 | L. migonei-CUK3 | LN | 78 | 15.8 (1.4) | 14.0–19.1 | 2.4 (0.4) | 1.6–3.7 | 17.6 (3.5) | 7.0–26.1 |
| SN | 155 | 10.4 (2.0) | 5.9–13.8 | 2.3 (0.5) | 1.2–3.7 | 13.7 (3.4) | 5.5–24.2 | ||
| MP | 7 | 8.2 (1.2) | 6.4–9.9 | 2.6 (0.5) | 1.9–3.6 | 19.0 (4.5) | 13.8–24.8 | ||
| Total | 240 | 12.1 (3.1) | 5.9–19.1 | 2.4 (0.5) | 1.2–3.7 | 15.1 (3.9) | 5.5–26.1 | ||
| L. migonei-M4192 | LN | 125 | 16.1 (1.5) | 14.0–20.9 | 2.6 (0.5) | 1.7–4.2 | 18.1 (4.5) | 6.1–31.7 | |
| SN | 107 | 11.7 (1.7) | 6.8–13.9 | 2.6 (0.6) | 1.4–5.9 | 15.7 (4.8) | 6.8–27.7 | ||
| MP | 8 | 8.5 (0.6) | 7.7–9.8 | 2.7 (1.1) | 1.4–5.2 | 20.3 (3.5) | 15.4–25.1 | ||
| Total | 240 | 13.9 (2.8) | 6.8–20.9 | 2.6 (0.6) | 1.4–5.9 | 17.1 (4.8) | 6.1–31.7 | ||
| L. longipalpis-M4192 | LN | 171 | 17.5 (3.0) | 14.0–26.8 | 2.4 (0.5) | 1.0–3.8 | 22.0 (6.0) | 4.5–36.8 | |
| SN | 68 | 11.2 (1.8) | 7.0–13.9 | 2.4 (0.5) | 1.1–3.8 | 14.8 (4.5) | 7.9–24.1 | ||
| MP | 1 | 13.7 | 2.3 | 28.0 | |||||
| Total | 240 | 15.7 (3.9) | 7.0–26.8 | 2.4 (0.5) | 1.0–3.8 | 20.0 (6.5) | 4.5–36.8 | ||
| 8 | L. migonei-CUK3 | LN | 48 | 16.0 (2.0) | 14.0–22.1 | 2.4 (0.5) | 1.5–3.8 | 16.2 (2.7) | 9.6–21.7 |
| SN | 180 | 10.2 (2.0) | 5.0–13.9 | 2.1 (0.6) | 1.0–4.4 | 13.5 (3.2) | 5.4–24.1 | ||
| MP | 12 | 6.6 (1.4) | 3.6–8.8 | 1.8 (0.5) | 1.1–3.0 | 15.7 (2.9) | 8.7–19.2 | ||
| Total | 240 | 11.2 (3.2) | 3.6–22.1 | 2.1 (0.6) | 1.0–4.4 | 14.2 (3.3) | 5.4–24.1 | ||
| L. migonei-M4192 | LN | 35 | 15.4 (1.1) | 14.0–18.1 | 2.2 (0.4) | 1.4–3.3 | 16.1 (4.1) | 8.0–24.0 | |
| SN | 187 | 9.8 (2.1) | 5.4–13.9 | 2.4 (0.5) | 1.1–4.1 | 13.4 (3.5) | 3.7–24.0 | ||
| MP | 18 | 6.9 (1.2) | 5.0–10.3 | 2.1 (0.7) | 1.2–3.8 | 16.4 (2.0) | 13.5–22.2 | ||
| Total | 240 | 10.4 (2.9) | 5.0–18.1 | 2.3 (0.5) | 1.1–4.1 | 14.0 (3.7) | 3.7–24.0 | ||
| L. longipalpis-M4192 | LN | 56 | 15.9 (1.3) | 14.0–19.2 | 2.2 (0.4) | 1.6–3.4 | 18.1 (4.1) | 8.2–28.4 | |
| SN | 152 | 10.5 (1.9) | 6.4–13.9 | 2.2 (0.6) | 1.1–4.6 | 14.4 (3.1) | 7.3–22.8 | ||
| MP | 32 | 7.3 (1.3) | 5.1–12.2 | 2.1 (0.8) | 1.1–5.6 | 16.4 (2.5) | 12.7–26.3 | ||
| Total | 240 | 11.3 (3.2) | 5.1–19.2 | 2.2 (0.8) | 1.1–5.6 | 15.5 (3.6) | 7.3–28.4 | ||
LN Long nectomonads, SP short promastigotes MP metacyclic promastigotes
Promastigotes from gut smears were measured under light microscopy with an oil-immersion objective