Table 1. Δp52&p36 merozoites are capable of inducing a blood-stage infection.

Experiment no.	No. Asexual positive/No.injected (mean±sd pre-patency)
	Δp52&p36	WT
1	4/4 (6±0 days)	2/2 (3±0 days)
2	5/5 (5.8±0.4 days)	3/3 (2±0 days)

Huh-7 cells were infected with Δp52&p36 and WT parasites and cultured for 65 hours. After 65 hours, culture supernatant containing merozoites was collected and injected i.v in C57BL/6 mice. Regular Giemsa staining was performed in all groups, 2–14 days post i.v injection in mice, to control for asexual parasites.