Table 2. Genetic diversity within the Plasmodium vivax Reticulocyte binding protein genes.

Gene	n	Size	SNP (n)		Reference
			NS	S
Pvrbp1	4	8499	25	3	Rayner et al. [19]
Pvrbp 2c	4	8454	489	151	Rayner et al. [19]
Pvrbp2a	4	7464	55	18	This study
Pvrbp2b	4	7959	51	13	This study
Pvrbp2d	4	8495	34	28	This study
Pvrbp3	4	8702	67	48	This study

Note: n = number of sequenced isolates; Size = size of the gene analyzed with the non-coding regions excluded; SNP (n) = number of single nucleotide polymorphisms; NS = non-synonymous substitutions; S = synonymous substitutions.