TABLE 2 .
Infectivity of Swiss Webster mice with merosomes from UIS4-FLP and ATG8-FRT strains
| Parasite strain | No. of injected merosomes | No. of infected animalsa | Avg % parasitemia on dayb: |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 6 | 17 | |||
| UIS4-FLP | 100 | 3 | 0.38 | 1.15 | Sacrificed on day 7 |
| 1,000 | 3 | 2.45 | 9.13 | ||
| ATG8-FRT | 100 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1,000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
a
Number of infected animals indicates number of animals injected with merosome suspension.
b
Detection of erythrocytic stages in the 3 merosome-injected mice upon examination from days 5 to 17 (Giemsa-stained blood smear).