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Fig. 2

From: Life-span of in vitro differentiated Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes

Fig. 2

Longevity of gametocytes evaluated microscopically by morphological assessment. Viability of live gametocytes (1 clinical isolate and 1 NF54 laboratory strain) was assessed by microscopy. a The percentage of mature gametocytes in erythrocytes (parasitaemia) from days 12 to 52 of gametocyte culture. Values indicate the mean percentage (and SD) of live gametocytes counted by two qualified microscopists for the separate experiments. The days on which exflagellation was detected is indicated by a white/blue star at the bottom of the bar graph. a Also shows a scatter chart with a trend line and equation made using log.transformed gametocytaemia data from microscopy displayed on the y-axis of the graph. b Giemsa-stained thin smears of gametocyte culture with live and dead gametocytes. Log. logarithmic, SD standard deviation

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