Table 1 Promastigotes from gut smears were measured under light microscopy with an oil-immersion objective. MIG (Lutzomyia migonei). BRA (Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis). LONG (Lutzomyia longipalpis). INF (Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum). PI (postinfection). EN (elongated nectomonads). SN (short nectomonads). HAP (haptomonads). MET (metacyclic promastigotes).
Day PI | Parasite-vector | Morphological form | n | Body length | Body width | Flagellar length | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (µm) | Range (µm) | Mean (µm) | Range (µm) | Mean (µm) | Range (µm) | ||||
5 | MIG/INF | EN | 109 | 17.3 | 25.9-14 | 3 | 5.2-1.5 | 23.8 | 33.8-17.1 |
SN | 76 | 11.9 | 13.9-7.3 | 3.1 | 5.9-1.6 | 13.11 | 25.3-3.2 | ||
HAP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
MET | 15 | 9.4 | 13.5-6.7 | 3.7 | 5.8-2.0 | 23.8 | 33.8-17.1 | ||
MIG/BRA | EN | 53 | 15.1 | 21.1-13.0 | 2.9 | 4.5-1.8 | 16.6 | 30.4-2.8 | |
SN | 78 | 10.2 | 12.9-5.7 | 3.1 | 5.7-1.2 | 13.8 | 23.0-6.0 | ||
HAP | 52 | 9.7 | 12.8-3.5 | 3.4 | 5.9-1.9 | 5.8 | 12.1-1.1 | ||
MET | 17 | 9.1 | 11.8-6.2 | 3.5 | 4.5-2.0 | 20.8 | 25.5-14.8 | ||
LON/INF | EN | 95 | 17.4 | 26.4-14.0 | 2.3 | 3.7-1.3 | 19.1 | 29.2-5.8 | |
SN | 93 | 11.3 | 13.9-6.0 | 2.2 | 4.3-1.2 | 13.2 | 26.6-2.0 | ||
HAP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
MET | 12 | 8.7 | 11.1-6.4 | 2.5 | 3.6-1.6 | 22.4 | 28.2-18.0 | ||
LON/BRA | EN | 96 | 13.2 | 28.3-16.3 | 2.9 | 12.2-1.2 | 18.4 | 31.8-3.5 | |
SN | 62 | 10.7 | 12.8-5.7 | 2.9 | 6.9-1.3 | 15.4 | 23.4-7.5 | ||
HAP | 33 | 9.8 | 12.7-4.9 | 3 | 5.9-1.6 | 7.11 | 11.9-2.1 | ||
MET | 9 | 8.4 | 12.2-2.8 | 3.1 | 5.6-1.5 | 21.3 | 27.9-12.4 | ||
8 | MIG/INF | EN | 109 | 16.6 | 22.5-14 | 2.8 | 4.9-1.3 | 15.2 | 24.7-2.9 |
SN | 83 | 11.8 | 13.9-6.8 | 2.7 | 4.3-1.5 | 12.3 | 26.4-3.4 | ||
HAP | 3 | 12.9 | 13.9-11.5 | 3 | 3.1-2.9 | 2.7 | 2.9-2.4 | ||
MET | 5 | 8.6 | 9.5-7.6 | 2.8 | 3.3-2.0 | 19.5 | 24.7-16.9 | ||
MIG/BRA | EN | 58 | 15 | 18.9-13.1 | 2.9 | 17.2-1.5 | 20.9 | 30.6-2.9 | |
SN | 73 | 10.8 | 12.9-5.8 | 2.4 | 3.7-1.5 | 17 | 24.6-10.2 | ||
HAP | 34 | 9.4 | 12.5-6.0 | 2.6 | 3.8-1.7 | 5.9 | 11.9-1.5 | ||
MET | 35 | 9 | 12.7-4.9 | 2.6 | 2.3-1.5 | 22.7 | 30.9-14.5 | ||
LON/INF | EN | 110 | 16.7 | 24.0-14.0 | 2.7 | 5.0-1.3 | 15.2 | 26.9-2.3 | |
SN | 80 | 11.8 | 13.9-6.1 | 2.6 | 5.7-1.6 | 1.9 | 2.3-1.2 | ||
HAP | 5 | 11.3 | 12.2-9.8 | 2.3 | 2.8-1.9 | 11.4 | 24.6-3.0 | ||
MET | 5 | 9.6 | 13.2-6.9 | 3.6 | 5.1-2.2 | 23.4 | 31.1-23.4 | ||
LON/BRA | EN | 70 | 14.6 | 21.2-9.4 | 2.3 | 5.0-1.6 | 16.3 | 30.6-3.6 | |
SN | 78 | 10.6 | 12.9-5.5 | 2.3 | 5.0-1.3 | 15.2 | 23.7-6.2 | ||
HAP | 37 | 10.6 | 12.7-6.5 | 2.2 | 3.5-1.2 | 6.4 | 23.7-1.8 | ||
MET | 15 | 10.2 | 12.9-4.5 | 2 | 3.1-1.1 | 19.9 | 24.5-15.2 | ||
