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. 2017 Jun 22;12(6):e0179709. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0179709

Table 2. Density of IMP (particles/μm2) in different apicomplexans.

Species Plasma membrane External cytomembrane Internal cytomembrane
EF PF Kp PF EF Kp EF PF Kp
Gregarina blaberae1 977 ± 235 1469 ± 233 1.5 285 ± 39 133 ± 34 2.1 158 ± 72 297 ± 33 1.9
Gregarina cuneata 2770 ± 96 2244 ± 283 0.8 1420 ± 190 1260 ± 211 1.1 1502 ± 273 1993 ± 253 1.3
Gregarina polymorpha 2473 ± 147 1446 ± 158 0.6 602 ± 265 863 ± 202 0.7 814 ± 246 1276 ± 200 1.6
Gregarina steini 1783 ± 233 2265 ± 154 1.3 2588 ± 189 3820 ± 211 0.7 1886 ± 274 2339 ± 132 1.2
Eimeria nieschulzi2 218 ± 21 648 ± 73 3.0 2360 ± 133 29 ± 7 81.4 146 ± 31 1780 ± 97 12.2
Plasmodium knowlesi3 185 ± 25 2198 ± 528 11.9 1751 ± 228 38 ± 15 46.1 48 ± 28 574 ± 200 12.0
Siedleckia nematoides 183 ± 8 2926 ± 135 16.0 2745 ± 220 458 ± 15 6.0 797 ± 60 3342 ± 128 4.2

The size of IMP is in range 6–14 nm. Kp—partition coefficient defined as the ratio of number of particles per μm2 in the PF face/number of particles per μm2 in the EF face.

1Values taken from [17]

2Values taken from [49]

3Values taken from [50].