TABLE 2.
Detection of parasite species in field samples
| Speciesa | No. of isolates detected with: |
|
|---|---|---|
| ssrRNA gene PCR | dhfr-ts linker PCR | |
| PF | 14 | 14 |
| PV | 16 | 16 |
| PM | 13 | 13 |
| PO | 5 | 5 |
| PKb | 4 | 4 |
| PF+PV | 6 | 6 |
| PF+PM | 5 | 5 |
| PV+PO | 1 | 1 |
PF, P. falciparum; PM, P. malariae; PV, P. vivax; PO, P. ovale; PK, P. knowlesi.
The genomic DNA from these four isolates was obtained from MR4.