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Table 1 Genetic diversity parameters estimated for regions encompassing MSP1 block 2 and MSP1-19 in two Indian P. falciparum populations

From: Diversity analysis of MSP1 identifies conserved epitope organization in block 2 amidst high sequence variability in Indian Plasmodium falciparum isolates

Genomic region

Area

Sample size

Allele

No. of genotype

S (P)

k

π ± SD

θw ± SD

Rm

Tajima’s D

Fu and Li’s D*; F*

MSP1 block 2

CG

41

K1

30

17 (0)

1.198

0.004 ± 0.001

0.015 ± 0.004

0

− 2.536*

− 4.523*; − 4.574*

MAD20

45

46 (14)

6.414

0.02 ± 0.003

0.039 ± 0.006

2

− 1.36

− 3.804*; − 3.492*

RO33

10

12 (9)

5.156

0.015 ± 0.002

0.012 ± 0.004

1

0.973

0.540; 0.73

WB

57

K1

7

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

MAD20

45

18 (18)

6.104

0.023 ± 0.003

0.015 ± 0.004

1

1.305

1.657*; 1.82*

RO33

5

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

MSP1-19

CG

19

–

–

7 (5)

1.45

0.005 ± 0.002

0.007 ± 0.003

1

− 0.921

0.07; − 0.24

WB

30

–

–

4

1.363

0.005 ± 0.001

0.004 ± 0.002

0

0.899

1.058; 1.174

  1. CG, Chhattisgarh; WB, West Bengal; S, Seggregating site; P, Parsimony informative sites; k, Average Number of Pairwise Differences; π, pairwise nucleotide diversity; θw, Watterson’s θ; Rm, minimum number of recombination events
  2. * Indicates p < 0.05