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Table 1 Number of Plasmodium falciparum genotypes and base pair ranges observed in msp-1 and msp-2, as well as their respective allelic families

From: Genetic diversity among Plasmodium falciparum field isolates in Pakistan measured with PCR genotyping of the merozoite surface protein 1 and 2

 

msp-1

msp-2

K1

MAD20

RO33

FC27

IC

Base pair range

145-459

100-257

108-196

205-512

310-894

No. of genotypes

12

8

5

14

19

Total no. of genotypes

25

33

Overall multiplicity of infection

1.25

1.22