Multilocus haplotypes reveal variable levels of diversity and population structure of Plasmodium falciparum in Papua New Guinea, a region of intense perennial transmission

Table 1 Genetic diversity in Plasmodium falciparum populations of Papua New Guinea

Population	n ^a	h ^b	A ^c ± SE	R _s ^d ± SE	H _e ^e ± SE
*Wosera*	*112*	*112*	*11.18 ± 0.28*	*9.65 ± 0.78*	*0.73 ± 0.01*
Gwinyingi	23	23	5.82 ± 0.38	4.60 ± 0.42	0.68 ± 0.04
Patigo	13	13	4.55 ± 0.38	4.21 ± 0.38	0.67 ± 0.06
Nindigo	38	38	6.64 ± 0.27	4.42 ± 0.34	0.69 ± 0.02
Kitikum	13	13	5.00 ± 0.37	4.60 ± 0.33	0.76 ± 0.03
Wisokum	14	14	4.73 ± 0.45	4.08 ± 0.42	0.65 ± 0.05
Tatemba	11	11	5.27 ± 0.41	4.70 ± 0.35	0.75 ± 0.04
*Utu*	66	66	*7.27 ± 0.29*	*7.30 ± 0.69*	*0.64 ± 0.03*
Utu	66	66	7.27 ± 0.29	4.29 ± 0.41	*0.64 ± 0.03*
*Malala*	68	68	*9.54 ± 0.30*	*8.57 ± 0.75*	*0.77 ± 0.08*
Amiten/Susure	22	22	6.82 ± 0.40	5.07 ± 0.32	0.76 ± 0.02
Malala/Suraten	12	12	4.64 ± 0.43	4.27 ± 0.42	0.73 ± 0.04
Wakorma	34	34	7.54 ± 0.36	5.13 ± 0.34	0.77 ± 0.01
*Mugil*	72	72	*9.36 ± 0.23*	*9.21 ± 0.63*	*0.76 ± 0.01*
Dimer	16	16	5.36 ± 0.38	4.58 ± 0.3	0.75 ± 0.02
Karkum	28	28	6.64 ± 0.31	4.84 ± 0.38	0.73 ± 0.03
Matukar/Bunu	28	28	6.73 ± 0.28	4.95 ± 0.28	0.76 ± 0.02
TOTAL	318	318	14.00 ± 0.21	10.58 ± 0.76 ^f	0.79 ± 0.01

^a number of isolates genotyped; ^b number of haplotypes; ^c mean number of alleles per locus; ^d allelic richness; ^e expected heterozygosity; ^f calculated based on minimum catchment size

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