Table 2. CD36 receptor binding can be increased in laboratory strains but not in culture adapted field isolates.

strain	Binding/ 50 C32 nuclei before selection	Binding/ 50 C32 nuclei after selection
NF54	11	164
E5	12	232
MOA D2	2	11
MOA D5	15	1
MOA C3	0,7	15

Binding of the trophozoites to the CD36 receptor at the surface of C32 melanoma cells was quantified after several consecutive rounds of panning. The numbers depict the amount of bound Plasmodium trophozoites per 50 C32 cell nuclei. Adhesion of the laboratory strains NF54 and E5 was increased, but binding of MOA D2, D5 and C3 was not influenced.