Table 2. Alleles of genes detected in Plasmodium falciparum isolates, North Central Nigeria, 2015–2018*.
| Allele family |
No. positive by PCR |
No. alleles |
Allele size range, bp |
Mean MOI† |
% Polyclonal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| msp1 | 32 | ||||
| K1 | 32 | 16 | 100–916 | 2.63 | 68 |
| MAD20 | 21 | 13 | 100–1,200 | 2.38 | 73 |
|
RO33
|
22 |
10 |
100–1,100 |
2.23 |
64 |
| msp2 | 29 | ||||
| FC27 | 17 | 16 | 150–1,130 | 2.52 | 53 |
|
IC/3D7
|
28 |
15 |
300–1,200 |
2.21 |
68 |
| glurp | 31 | 13 | 200–1,550 | 1.03 | 23 |
*glurp, glutamate-rich protein; MOI, multiplicity of infection; msp1, merozoite surface protein 1; msp2, merozoite surface protein 2. †Defined as number of parasite clones per sample.