Table 4. Consensus sequences found in all VB of the DBL6ε domain.
| VB | Sequences | %APPI§ | %* | %& |
| VB1-1 | LYSRMQHNIDTIWTDLLVKNSSDINK | 98.6 | 17 | 100 |
| VB1-2 | INVNMKKNNDNIWTDLLVKNSSDINK | 89.7 | 24 | |
| VB1-3 | INVNKRHKNDDTFVTDNFVKKSWEISN | 88.5 | 10 | |
| VB1-4 | IHDRMKKNNGNFVTDNFVKNSWEISN | 86.1 | 48 | |
| VB2-1 | NIKDTQICQYKRDPKL | 96.4 | 24 | 100 |
| VB2-2 | YIDPSKICEYKKNPKL | 95.3 | 28 | |
| VB2-3 | KIDZSDICEYKKDPKL | 87.1 | 21 | |
| VB2-4 | NIEKSDICKYKKNPKL | 93.1 | 28 | |
| VB3-1 | IVYRQDKEKVAN | 94.4 | 10 | 93 |
| VB3-2 | KLYPKDRAKVVH | 84.1 | 24 | |
| VB3-3 | NVYGEAKTKVAH | 84.1 | 24 | |
| VB3-4 | KAYGGARAKVVH | 91.7 | 7 | |
| VB3-5 | KVYGEARAKVAN | 86 | 28 | |
| VB4-1 | SPTSKYIEQIFKGTEYSGIDSET | 85.7 | 24 | 100 |
| VB4-2 | KNSSDKIGKILGDTDGQNEKRKK | 86 | 31 | |
| VB4-3 | ENNSSDNIGKILGGDGDRKNEKRKA | 88.3 | 45 | |
| VB5-1 | KHAYGNISHDDKKKLDIPNNDNEH | 86.1 | 10 | 97 |
| VB5-2 | QKGKNNTHSEKLDEAWCDLPMEGDIP | 98.7 | 21 | |
| VB5-3 | KQAGGYKETVEKLSEKKQKCTFPDIESVP | 95.9 | 17 | |
| VB5-4 | KQAGGDTKTNENCRFPDTDGVP | 85.1 | 48 | |
| VB6-1 | CTKRKELYEDVQKICASAECNTSNGSVDKAECTKTCVNYKN | 98.4 | 11 | 80 |
| VB6-2 | CTRRNELYENMVTACNSAKCNTSNGSVDKKECTEACKEYSN | 92.7 | 7 | |
| VB6-3 | CVTRQELYDEVRTKCATAECTNGRINESECTQACDKYKN | 84.2 | 15 | |
| VB6-4 | CSHRKKLYEELNSACTSAECDTTNGTIGNNCTIACQEYSN | 88.3 | 15 | |
| VB6-5 | CVTRQELYDKLNSECISAECTNGSVDNSKCTHACVNYKN | 89.7 | 11 | |
| VB6-6 | CVTRQELYNDVKSACESGSCDTKKGKIDRADCESSCNKYKN | 100 | 7 | |
| VB6-7 | CTRRNELYKNMDNECKSAKCNKNDEGTGMTTCKRACQEYSN | 90.2 | 7 | |
| VB6-8 | CNNRYKELEKLKMSCPHNVCFLDEGTEKKCIEACEKYQN | 94.9 | 7 | |
| VB7-1 | QSLKSYYDVNYKETKGKNKEAHEFFKN | 94.4 | 15 | 63 |
| VB7-2 | EIQKNKYDTEFKNQNGNDKDAPDYLKE | 86.3 | 41 | |
| VB7-3 | EIQKDIYDAKFKNKNGNHKDAPDYIKE | 85.2 | 7 |
§
average pairwise identity for sequences within this consensus group. Sequences with 85% or greater pairwise identity were considered the same consensus group based on ELISA reactivity in Figure 7.
*Percentage of parasites presenting a consensus sequence with average percent pairwise identity.
&
Percentage of parasites presenting one of the listed consensus sequences at this given VB.