Table 1 Morphometric measurements and nuclei counts between the cephalic space and nerve ring of the Thai and Myanmar strains of Wuchereria bancrofti microfilariae

Measurements (μm)

Body length

299.20 ± 11.87 (270–324)

286.92 ± 9.42 (255–310)

8.879, (0.000***)

Cephalic space length

5.47 ± 0.68 (4–7)

5.20 ± 0.71 (4–7)

-2.945, (0.004***)

Head to nerve ring length

56.81 ± 5.33 (34–72)

56.24 ± 3.26 (48–67)

0.994, (0.321)

Innenkorper length

42.62 ± 5.79 (32–64)

42.67 ± 5.09 (32–60)

-0.710, (0.943)

Cephalic space width

5.91 ± 0.53 (4–8)

5.62 ± 0.57 (4–7)

-4.097, (0.000***)

Body width at nerve ring

6.32 ± 0.52 (6–8)

6.30 ± 0.69 (5–9)

0.211, (0.833)

Count

Number of nuclei between cephalic space and nerve ring

89.52 ± 6.37 (72–103)

88.51 ± 8.29 (66–101)

-1.100, (2.72)