Table 2.
Distribution of alleles in block IV of PmMSP1 and PbrMSP1.
| Allele | Sequence | Total | Distribution | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Country* (n) | ||||
| P.m | P.br | ||||
| I | YDNIATTNKELEAPSGSGSDDEDIKNCDKKQK | 14 | 14 | Thailand (11), Brazil (3) | |
| II | ......K......H.............A...E | 8 | 8 | Thailand (8) | |
| III | .N...DE..K.....E...........NE... | 6 | 6 | Myanmar (3), Thailand (2), Cameroon (1) | |
| IV | .............S.................. | 5 | 5 | Thailand (5) | |
| V | ....T...N..VTSNVPRP.....T....... | 5 | 5 | Thailand (4), Saudi Arabia (1) | |
| VI | ........N..K.L.E.RP.....T....... | 4 | 4 | Brazil (4) | |
| VII | ........N..K...EPRP.....T....... | 3 | 3 | Brazil (3) | |
| VIII | ........N..K...E.RP.....R....... | 1 | 1 | Brazil (1) | |
| IX | ......K....................A...E | 1 | 1 | Thailand (1) | |
| X | H.......N....S............Y..... | 1 | 1 | Thailand (1) | |
| XI | ........N..K...E.RP.....T....... | 1 | 1 | Thailand (1) | |
| XII | .N...DE..K.....E................ | 1 | 1 | Thailand (1) | |
| XIII | .N...DE..K...S.E...........GI... | 1 | 1 | Thailand (1) | |
| XIV | ........N..K.H.E.RT.....T....... | 2 | 2 | Brazil (2) | |
| XV | ........N..K.L.E.RP....KT....... | 1 | 1 | Peru (1) | |
| XVI | ........N..K.H.E.RT.....T.Y..... | 1 | 1 | Brazil (1) | |
P.m and P.br denote Plasmodium malariae and P. brasilianum, respectively. Dots represent corresponding identical amino acids per allele I. Thai isolates and GenBank accession numbers of isolates elsewhere are (I) PM3-PM8, PM16-PM19, PM33, KR072273, KR072274 and KR072276; (II) PM13 and PM20-PM26; (III) PM1, PM27, KX672046–KX672048 and FJ824669; (IV) PM11, PM12 and PM28–PM30; (V) PM14, PM31, PM32, PM34 and FLQW01000468; (VI) KR072269, KR072272, KR072278 and KR072279; (VII) KR072271, KR072275 and KR072277; (VIII) KR072270; (IX) PM9; (X) PM10; (XI) PM15; (XII) PM2; (XIII) PM35; (XIV) KR072281 and KR072283; (XV) KR072284 and (XVI) KR072282. *Bolds are countries for P. brasilianum.