Table 1.

Characteristics of P. vivax isolates used in membrane feeding assays

P. vivax Patient	Parasite density /µl	Gametocyte density /µl			F:M ratio	Infection rate before dilution (%)
		Total	Female	Male
VTTY121	325	45	28	17	1.7	90
VUBR24	2479	363	281	82	3.4	90
VUBR25	576	95	74	21	3.6	50
VUBR28	1890	149	113	36	3.1	80
VUBR33	3399	256	209	47	4.5	89
VUNL24	5285	167	155	12	12.6	37
VUNL25	234	NDa	NDa	NDa	-	58
VUNL28	2626	200	134	67	2.0	95

^a not detected

- Value cannot be determined because no gametocyte was observed