Fig. 5: Chronic stage parasites have a morphology consistent with differentiation. | Nature Communications

Fig. 5: Chronic stage parasites have a morphology consistent with differentiation.

From: Trypanosoma brucei cattle infections contain cryptic transmission-adapted bloodstream forms at low parasitaemia

Fig. 5: Chronic stage parasites have a morphology consistent with differentiation.The alternative text for this image may have been generated using AI.

A Representative cell images of parasites isolated from d49 to d60 p.i. Only two parasites (both shown) were scored as PAD1 positive, with most cells showing similar slender-intermediate morphology of those seen on d11 p.i. B Kinetoplast (K) and nucleus (N) configuration counts for each sample. C The distribution of flagella measurements in both cows in the chronic phase vs controls from d11 p.i. and mouse slender forms (day 3, n = 1 mouse) or stumpy forms (day 7, n = 3 mice). P-values indicated show the result of two-sided Dunn’s multiple comparisons tests between cow d11 p.i. (which contains a high proportion of stumpy-like forms) and the samples taken in the late stage of infection (combined cow 1 and cow 2 replicates). Data are presented as mean +/− SD. Source data are provided as a Source data file.

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