Table 3.

Nucleotide sequences of the polymorphic regions (base 140–146, 175–220, and 240–265) of Plasmodium malariae merozoite surface protein-1 gene (Pmmsp-1) from 14 P. malariae–positive blood samples

Samples	Nucleotide position of Pmmsp-1
	140–146	175–220	240–265
MSP1-MM1A*	TAATAT	ACATCGCTGATGAGAATAAAAAATTAGAGGCTCCTAGTGAATCAGG	AAGAATTGTAATGAAAAACAGAAAAT
1st participant
Week 0	TAAAAT	ACATCGCTACTAAGAATAAAGAATTAGAGGCTCATAGTGGATCAGG	AAGAATTGTGCTAAAAAACAGGAAAT
Week 4	TAAAAT	ACATCGCTACTAAGAATAAAGAATTAGAGGCTCATAGTGGATCAGG	AAGAATTGTGCTAAAAAACAGGAAAT
Week 9	TAAAAT	ACATCGCTACTAAGAATAAAGAATTAGAGGCTCATAGTGGATCAGG	AAGAATTGTGCTAAAAAACAGGAAAT
Week 24	TAAAAT	ACATCGCTACTAAGAATAAAGAATTAGAGGCTCATAGTGGATCAGG	AAGAATTGTGCTAAAAAACAGGAAAT
Week 27†	TAAAAT	ACATCGCTACTAAGAATAAAGAATTAGAGGCTCATAGTGGATCAGG	AAGAATTGTGCTAAAAAACAGGAAAT
Week 28	TAAAAT	ACATCGCTACTAAGAATAAAGAATTAGAGGCTCATAGTGGATCAGG	AAGAATTGTGCTAAAAAACAGGAAAT
Week 33	TAAAAT	ACATCGCTACTAAGAATAAAGAATTAGAGGCTCATAGTGGATCAGG	AAGAATTGTGCTAAAAAACAGGAAAT
Week 37	TAAAAT	ACATCGCTACTAAGAATAAAGAATTAGAGGCTCATAGTGGATCAGG	AAGAATTGTGCTAAAAAACAGGAAAT
Week 41	TAAAAT	ACATCGCTACTAAGAATAAAGAATTAGAGGCTCATAGTGGATCAGG	AAGAATTGTGCTAAAAAACAGGAAAT
Week 49	TAAAAT	ACATCGCTACTAAGAATAAAGAATTAGAGGCTCATAGTGGATCAGG	AAGAATTGTGCTAAAAAACAGGAAAT
Week 53	TAAAAT	ACATCGCTACTAAGAATAAAGAATTAGAGGCTCATAGTGGATCAGG	AAGAATTGTGCTAAAAAACAGGAAAT
2nd participant
Week 9	TAATAT	ACATCACTACTACGAATAACGAATTAGTGACGTCTAATGTACCAAG	ACGAATTGTGATAAAAAACAGAAAAT
Week 12	TAATAT	ACATCACTACTACGAATAACGAATTAGTGACGTCTAATGTACCAAG	ACGAATTGTGATAAAAAACAGAAAAT
Week 13†	TAATAT	ACATCACTACTACGAATAACGAATTAGTGACGTCTAATGTACCAAG	ACGAATTGTGATAAAAAACAGAAAAT

Bases with bold characters represent single-nucleotide polymorphism found. Only highly polymorphic segments of the gene are shown for clarity. All other sequenced gene segments display the same clustering within each individual.

* Reference sequence (GenBank: FJ824669.1).

† Samples obtained through passive case detection.