Table 4 Natural selection of P. vivax genes encoding merozoite proteins
From: Genetic diversity and natural selection of Plasmodium vivax reticulocyte invasion genes in Ecuador
Gene | Fu & Li’s test | Tajima’s D test | McDonald-Kreitman test | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D* (P value) | F* (P value) | Tajima’s D (P value) | Within spp. (S a/NS b) | Between spp. (S/NS) | P value | |
pvdbpII (N = 50) | − 2.99684 (P < 0.05) * | − 2.77579 (P < 0.05) * | − 1.15380 (P > 0.10) | 9/34 | 56/105 | 0.098432 |
pvrbp1a-2 (N = 70) | − 3.80015 (P < 0.02) * | − 3.48451 (P < 0.02) * | − 1.50687 (P > 0.10) | – | – | – |
pvama1 (N = 73) | 0.81125 (P > 0.10) | 0.64509 (P > 0.10) | 0.09268 (P > 0.10) | 6/27 | 130/85 | 0.000007* |