Table 2

Description of P. falciparum isolates. The number of gametocytes per 500 leukocytes, converted to numbers of parasites per μL (assuming a standard leukocyte count of 8,000/μL) and the maximum number of alleles at a single locus found for 9 microsatellite markers (a conservative estimate of the number of clones) are given for each isolate.
Experimental block
 Isolate
 Gametocyte density (parasites/μL)
 Number of clones
1
 A
 176
 3
1
 B
 32
 3
1
 C
 32
 2
2
 D
 32
 3
2
 E
 16
 2
2
 F
 16
 3
2
 G
 32
 3
2
 H
 32
 2
3
 I
 48
 2
3
 J
 16
 2
3
 K
 16
 3

Lambrechts et al. Malaria Journal 2005 4:3   doi:10.1186/1475-2875-4-3