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Table 4 Trypanosomes in foregut (salivary exudate) versus salivary glands. Breakdown of infections in individual flies.

From: Dynamics of infection and competition between two strains of Trypanosoma brucei bruceiin the tsetse fly observed using fluorescent markers

Trypanosome strain(s) in paired salivary glands of individual flies

Trypanosome strain(s) in salivary exudate (no. of flies)

Total

 

Red & green

Green only

Red only

 

Both mixed

1

0

0

1

1 mixed,1 green

3

1

0

4

1 mixed,1 red

1

0

0

1

Both green

0

2

0

2

Both red

0

0

0

0

1 red, 1 green

1

0

1

2

1 mixed, 1 uninfected

0

0

0

0

1 red, 1 uninfected

1

0

2

3

1 green, 1 uninfected

2

0

0

2

Total no. of flies with infected salivary gland

9

3

3

15

Total no. of flies with uninfected salivary gland

25

10

8

43

Total

34

13

11

58