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Table 2 Effect of Metarhizium anisopliae infection of Glossina fuscipes flies on transmission of Trypanosoma congolense in mice

From: Metarhizium anisopliae infection reduces Trypanosoma congolense reproduction in Glossina fuscipes fuscipes and its ability to acquire or transmit the parasite

 

Presence/Absence of T. congolense in mice

Days after exposure to fungal infection of flies with trypomastigotes in their proboscis (11-day-old parasite-infected flies)

Treatment

Day 1

Day 3

Day 5

Day 7

Control

+

+

+

+

M. anisopliae 30 (WT 30)

–

–

–

–

M. anisopliae 30 (GZP-1)

–

–

–

–

  1. NB: +, Presence of T. congolense; −, Absence of T. congolense