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Table 1 Proportion of the oocysts according to their surface microanatomical details

From: Species-specific escape of Plasmodium sporozoites from oocysts of avian, rodent, and human malarial parasites

 

P. gallinaceum (n = 138)

P. berghei (n = 325)

P. vivax (n = 160)

P. falciparum (n = 162)

Flattened

7.9 %

2.1 %

11.8 %

6.8 %

Smooth

83.4 %

20 %

85 %

24.8 %

Wrinkled

–

–

–

66.4 %

Wrinkled + smootha

–

58 %

–

–

Cracked

8.7 %

–

–

–

Small openingsb

–

15.6 %

7.5 %

2.4 %

Large openingsb

8.7 %

4 %

7.5 %

–

  1. – Oocyst aspects not present in the Plasmodium species
  2. aWrinkled/smooth occysts present both characteristic aspects in their surface
  3. bSmall openings or large openings by our definition was related with small or large fissures considering 1/3 of the oocyst surface
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Malaria Journal

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