Table 3
Morphometry of five morphotypes of Trypanosoma sp. found in Streak-eared bulbuls (Pycnonotus conradi) from Thailand.
| Features* | Unit | Measurements** | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEBL-I (n = 9) | SEBL-II (n = 12) | SEBL-III (n = 4) | |||
| AK | μm2 | 1.00 ± 0.28 (0.53–1.30) | 1.06 ± 0.25 (0.60 – 1.36) | 0.85 ± 0.16 (0.65 – 1.02) | |
| AN | μm2 | 25.42 ± 3.15 (20.07–30.83)a | 23.38 ± 2.26 (19.79 – 27.18)ab | 23.01 ± 2.50 (19.68 – 25.42)ab | |
| AT | μm2 | 271.75 ± 46.17 (229.61–369.58)a | 272.21 ± 32.24 (230.93 – 335.12)a | 244.37 ± 19.52 (219.71 – 266.44)ab | |
| BW | μm | 7.96 ± 1.26 (5.83–9.76)a | 7.58 ± 0.70 (6.11 – 8.60)a | 6.71 ± 0.42 (6.27 – 7.29)ab | |
| FF | μm | 5.51 ± 1.08 (3.31–7.20) | 4.57 ± 1.60 (2.41 – 7.55) | 3.69 ± 0.74 (2.85 – 4.63) | |
| KN | μm | 14.86 ± 1.64 (12.87–18.06) | 14.62 ± 1.35 (12.63 – 16.59) | 14.40 ± 0.92 (13.42 – 15.64) | |
| NA | μm | 34.66 ± 3.45 (30.24–41.14) | 36.11 ± 2.37 (31.83 – 39.21) | 36.75 ± 3.32 (34.27 – 41.59) | |
| PA | μm | 62.90 ± 6.22 (54.04–70.67) | 64.45 ± 4.52 (58.89 – 72.08) | 66.42 ± 2.47 (64.01 – 69.35) | |
| PK | μm | 14.52 ± 2.15 (11.08–17.32) | 14.93 ± 2.32 (11.90 – 18.61) | 15.01 ± 1.18 (13.52 – 16.37) | |
| PN | μm | 27.99 ± 2.70 (26.62–32.05) | 28.84 ± 2.64 (25.66 – 32.32.74) | 29.56 ± 1.22 (27.86 – 30.73) | |
| AN/AT | μm | 0.09 ± 0.01 (0.07–0.11) | 0.09 ± 0.01 (0.07 – 0.10) | 0.10 ± 0.02 (0.07 – 0.12) | |
| BW/PA | μm | 0.13 ± 0.02 (0.10–0.18) | 0.12 ± 0.02 (0.08 – 0.14) | 0.10 ± 0.01 (0.09 – 0.11) | |
| PK/PA | μm | 0.23 ± 0.03 (0.18–0.26) | 0.23 ± 0.03 (0.19 – 0.27) | 0.23 ± 0.03 (0.19 – 0.26) | |
| PN/KN | μm | 1.89 ± 0.09 (1.76–1.99) | 1.98 ± 0.19 (1.68 – 2.23) | 2.06 ± 0.12 (1.95 – 2.21) | |
| PN/NA | μm | 0.81 ± 0.09 (0.65–0.91) | 0.80 ± 0.08 (0.65 – 0.94) | 0.81 ± 0.09- (0.67 – 0.87) | |
| PN/PA | μm | 0.45 ± 0.03 (0.39–0.49) | 0.45 ± 0.03 (0.38 – 0.49) | 0.45 ± 0.03 (0.40 – 0.47) | |
*AK = area of kinetoplast; AN = area of nucleus; AT = area of trypomastigote; BW = width of body through center of nucleus; FF = length of free flagellum; KN = kinetoplast to center of nucleus; NA = center of nucleus to anterior end; PA = total length without free flagellum; PK = posterior end to kinetoplast; PN = posterior end to center of nucleus; AN/AT = nuclear area index; BW/PA = body width index; PK/PA, PN/NA, PN/PA = nuclear index; PN/KN = kinetoplast index.
**Mean ± SD are provided, followed in parentheses by the minimum and maximum values.
Different superscript letters (a, b) within each morphometric feature indicate significant differences between morphotypes (p < 0.05).
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