FIGURE 5.

Variation in number of white blood cells (WBCs) (mean ± SE) following inoculation with Mycoplasma gallisepticum. Open circles, experimental birds; filled circles, control birds. (a) birds infected with Plasmodium only; (b) bird infected with Leucocytozoon only; and (c) birds coinfected with both Plasmodium and Leucocytozoon. During the first 7 days, there were no differences between the groups, while later the effect of M. gallisepticum on the change in WBC was significantly less than in the other birds