Table 2.
Intensity of infection of different Plasmodium falciparum isolates in paired feeds to Anopheles stephensi and Anopheles gambiae
| Parasite isolate | Median number of oocysts per infected midgut (25–75 percentile) | P value | |
| Anopheles stephensi | Anopheles gambiae | ||
| 3D7 | 1.5 (1–2) | 2 (1–3) | 0.251 |
| K39 | 12 (1–46) | 18 (6–46) | 0.343 |
| M24 | N/A: no infection | 1 (N/A: too few infections) | - |
| P018 | 3 (1–9) | 3 (1–4) | 0.297 |
| P019 | 10 (2–41) | 2 (1–2) | < 0.001* |
| P020 | 2 (2–4) | 2 (1–2) | 0.711 |
| PNG12.2 | N/A: no infection | - | - |
| PNG37.2 | N/A: too few infections | N/A: no infection | - |
| PNG51.1 | N/A: no infection | N/A: no infection | - |
| 1776.3.7 | 1 (1-1) | 1 (N/A: too few infections) | 0.8 |
* Indicates statistically significant comparison performed by Mann Whitney test; probability considered significant at P < 0.01. N/A = not applicable