Figure 4. Numbers of proteins identified from the functional categories in the merozoite, sporozoite, early and late oocyst proteomes.

Homology to better characterised proteins allowed MIPs functional categorisation of the proteins detected by either MudPIT or 2D gel LC-MS/MS (Table S1). Protein diversity is represented as the number of proteins found in each category, expressed as a percentage of the total detected in each stage.