Table 1 Estimates of AMA1 genetic diversity for P. falciparum and P. vivax in PNG

Whole ectodomain

n

44

32

41

61

S

56

52

34

36

π (x 10^-3)

14.2

13.4

7.6

8.5

NS

48^a

47^b

26

29^c

SP

1^a

1^b

8

4^c

h

20

12

38

50

Hd

0.92

0.91

0.99

0.99

R _S

19

12

38

45

R

45.8

36.6

70.9

66.2

DI

S

36

32

21

23

π (x 10^-3)

25.1

24.5

15.7

17.3

NS

30^a

29^b

14

16^c

SP

1^a

1^b

7

4^c

h

18

12

21

25

Hd

0.92

0.91

0.96

0.95

DII

S

8

8

4

6

π (x 10^-3)

8.3

6.6

2.3

2.6

NS

8

8

4

6

SP

0

0

0

0

h

10

10

5

9

Hd

0.86

0.85

0.59

0.57

DIII

S

7

7

1

1

π (x 10^-3)

14.8

13.7

0.2

1.3

NS

7

7

1

1

SP

0

0

0

0

h

9

8

2

2

Hd

0.86

0.84

0.04

0.25