Table 2.

Morphometry of S. japonicum worms recovered from primary-infected and re-infected water buffaloes

Characters	Primary infection	Re-infection
Male worms	(n = 15)	(n = 15)
Oral sucker length	261 ± 74	245 ± 23
Oral sucker width	176 ± 34	170±23
Ventral sucker length	328 ± 13	273 ± 8*
Ventral sucker width	236 ± 46	193 ± 24
Female worms	(n = 15)	(n = 15)
Oral sucker length	44 ± 3	33 ± 5*
Oral sucker width	34 ± 1	24 ± 7
Ventral sucker length	109 ± 8	94 ± 4
Ventral sucker width	87 ± 8	73 ± 3
Ovary length	578 ± 23	297 ± 27*
Ovary width	150 ± 8	104 ± 9*
No. of eggs in utero	41 ± 2	12 ± 1*

Note: Data are presented as the mean ± standard deviation; length and width in μm

* P < 0.05