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Table 3 Distribution of MSP-2 allelic family in rural and urban communities

From: Extensive diversity in the allelic frequency of Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface proteins and glutamate-rich protein in rural and urban settings of southwestern Nigeria

 

MSP-2 family

No. of samples positively amplified

Allelic size (bp)

Frequency (%)

MOI

Rural (n = 88)

3D7

38

200–900

43.20

2.1

3D7 + FC27

60

 

68.30

 

Urban (n = 20)

3D7

3

300–600

15.00

1.9

FC27

3

400–500

15.00

 

3D7 + FC27

14

 

70.00

 
  1. Numbers sampled cannot add up since a sample can amplify in more than 1 family
  2. MOI multiplicity of infection, bp base pairs, MSP-2 merozoite surface protein-2