Experiment | Protocol | Blood volume (µL)a | Total oocysts | Infected mosq. n/N (%) | p value* | Mean oocysts (range) | % change in mean oocyst to control | p value* |
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1 | Control | 300 | 18 | 9/20 (45%) | – | 0.9 (0–5) | – | – |
Centrifugation | 1500 | 2 | 2/20 (10%) | 0.031 | 0.1 (0–1) | −88.9 | 0.0112 | |
Percoll | 1500 | 18 | 11/20 (55%) | 0.7524 | 0.9 (0–3) | 0 | 0.6185 | |
MACS | 1500 | 85 | 17/20 (85%) | 0.0187 | 4.3 (0–11) | 377.8 | 0.0003 | |
2 | Control | 300 | 230 | 18/20 (90%) | – | 11.5 (0–27) | – | – |
Centrifugation | 1500 | 413 | 20/20 (100%) | 0.4872 | 20.7 (2–46) | 80 | 0.0011 | |
Percoll | 1500 | 225 | 18/20 (90%) | 1 | 11.3 (0–23) | −1.7 | 0.8494 | |
MACS | 1500 | 482 | 20/20 (100%) | 0.4872 | 24.1 (8–38) | 109.6 | <0.0001 | |
3 | Control | 300 | 103 | 18/20 (80%) | – | 5.2 (0–20) | – | – |
Centrifugation | 1500 | 0 | 0/20 (0%) | <0.0001 | 0 (0) | −100 | <0.0001 | |
Percoll | 1500 | 313 | 19/20 (95%) | 0.3416 | 15.7 (0–30) | 201.9 | 0.0002 | |
MACS | 1500 | 135 | 20/20 (100%) | 0.106 | 6.8 (1–14) | 30.8 | 0.2348 |