TABLE 4.
Pairwise fixation index (FST) values between and within eastern (Amazonas and Orinoco) and western (Southwest and Northwest Pacific) Colombian P. falciparum populations based on the unlinked-microsatellite (PfPK2 and Polyα) multilocus association genotype
| Population paira | FST (mean PfPK2 and Polyα loci)b |
|---|---|
| Amazonas/Orinoco | 0.252 |
| Amazonas/NWP | 0.190 |
| Amazonas/SWP | 0.236 |
| Orinoco/NWP | 0.094 |
| Orinoco/SWP | 0.234 |
| NWP/SWP | 0.070 |
a
NWP, Northwest Pacific; SWP, Southwest Pacific.
b
FST values are significant at the 5% level.