Table 1.
Number of different alleles and expected heterozygozity at microsatellite loci in Plasmodium falciparum isolates from Brazil (n = 28) and Vietnam (n = 23).
| No. of alleles | Expected heterozygosity | |||
| Locus | Brazil | Vietnam | Brazil | Vietnam |
| Poly - α | 4 | 11 | 0.48 | 0.91 |
| TA42 | 3 | Not tested | 0.32 | Not tested |
| TA81 | 3 | 6 | 0.39 | 0.74 |
| TA1 | 5 | 4 | 0.28 | 0.71 |
| TA87 | 3 | 4 | 0.43 | 0.69 |
| TA109 | 3 | Not tested | 0.14 | Not tested |
| 2490 | 2 | 4 | 0.48 | 0.52 |
| ARAII | 2 | 7 | 0.39 | 0.82 |
| PfG377 | 2 | 3 | 0.49 | 0.69 |
| PfPk2 | 2 | 5 | 0.39 | 0.79 |
| TA60 | 3 | 5 | 0.37 | 0.65 |
| Average | 2.64 | 5.44 | 0.38 | 0.72 |