Table 1 In vitro efficacy of P. falciparum transfection techniques.

Spontaneous Uptake (Deitsch et al. 2001)

100%

Transfection 1

19

24

Transfection 2

16

C

Transfection 3

19

24

Transfection 4

17

24

Average

18

24

Electroporation A (Wu et al. 1995)

100%

Transfection 1

30

36

Transfection 2

30

37

Transfection 3

17

20

Transfection 4

16

19

Average

23

28

Electroporation B (Fiddock et al. 1997)

25%

Transfection 1

N/A

N/A

Transfection 2

N/A

N/A

Transfection 3

16

19

Transfection 4

N/A

N/A

SuperFect (Mamoun et al. 1999)

0%

Transfection 1

N/A

N/A

Transfection 2

N/A

N/A

Effectene

0%

Transfection 1

N/A

N/A

Transfection 2

N/A

N/A