Table 1 Morphometry of blood stages and host cells of Plasmodium (Haemamoeba) relictum (pPHCOL01) from the blood of Common chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita (n = 21)
From: Characterization of Plasmodium relictum, a cosmopolitan agent of avian malaria
Feature | Measurements (μm)a |
|---|---|
Uninfected erythrocyte | |
 Length | 10.5–11.9 (11.2 ± 0.4) |
 Width | 5.2–6.4 (5.8 ± 0.3) |
 Area | 46.9–55.6 (51.7 ± 2.7) |
Uninfected erythrocyte nucleus | |
 Length | 5.2–6.1 (5.6 ± 0.3) |
 Width | 1.8–2.3 (2.0 ± 0.1) |
 Area | 8.1–10.8 (9.7 ± 0.7) |
Macrogametocyte | |
 Infected erythtocyte | |
  Length | 8.3–12.2 (10.6 ± 1.1) |
  Width | 6.2–8.1 (7.0 ± 0.6) |
  Area | 43.9–70.8 (58.3 ± 6.8) |
 Infected erythrocyte nucleus | |
  Length | 4.5–6.8 (5.4 ± 0.5) |
  Width | 2.1–3.4 (2.6 ± 0.3) |
  Area | 9.2–15.2 (11.4 ± 1.3) |
 Gametocyte | |
  Length | 5.9–8.0 (7.1 ± 0.5) |
  Width | 3.2–4.1 (3.6 ± 0.3) |
  Area | 15.5–22.7 (20.3 ± 1.9) |
 Gametocyte nucleus | |
  Length | 2.1–3.1 (2.6 ± 0.3) |
  Width | 1.4–2.5 (2.0 ± 0.3) |
  Area | 2.6–5.3 (4.2 ± 0.6) |
  Pigment granules | 8.0–17.0 (12.0 ± 2.3) |
Microgametocyte | |
 Infected gametocyte | |
  Length | 8.6–12.7 (10.7 ± 1.1) |
  Width | 6.0–8.5 (7.1 ± 0.7) |
  Area | 50.4–67.8 (59.1 ± 4.5) |
 Infected erythrocyte nucleus | |
  Length | 5.0–6.3 (5.5 ± 0.4) |
  Width | 1.8–3.3 (2.5 ± 0.4) |
  Area | 9.4–14.8 (11.7 ± 1.4) |
 Gametocyte | |
  Length | 6.1–10.0 (7.7 ± 0.9) |
  Width | 3.5–5.4 (4.4 ± 0.5) |
  Area | 18.9–29.4 (24.4 ± 2.7) |
 Gametocyte nucleus | |
  Length | 3.0–5.0 (4.0 ± 0.5) |
  Width | 2.4–3.8 (2.9 ± 0.4) |
  Area | 6.4–12.8 (8.5 ± 1.7) |
  Pigment granules | 9.0–16.0 (12.4 ± 1.8) |
 Meront | |
  Length | 4.5–7.8 (5.8 ± 0.8) |
  Width | 3.1–5.6 (4.4 ± 0.5) |
  Area | 13.6–33.7 (19.5 ± 4.6) |
  Area of pigment granules | 0.8–1.6 (1.2 ± 0.3) |
  No. of merozoites | 10–22 (18.9 ± 3.8) |