Population expansion and gene flow in Giardia duodenalis as revealed by triosephosphate isomerase gene

Parasites & Vectors

Table 3 Genetic differentiation (FST) and gene flow (Nm)

Population 1	Population 2	Fst	Nm
Assemblage A
Australia	America	0.01828*	13.43
Australia	Asia	0.35464*	0.45
Australia	Europe	0.13342*	1.62
Australia	Africa	0.17621	1.17
America	Asia	0.38293*	0.40
America	Europe	0.11833*	1.86
America	Africa	0.13786*	1.56
Asia	Europe	0.08993*	2.53
Asia	Africa	0.06020*	3.90
Europe	Africa	0.03860*	6.23
Total			1.50
Assemblage B
Australia	America	0.09306	2.44
Australia	Asia	0.02193	11.15
Australia	Europe	0.05506	4.29
Australia	Africa	0.06653	3.51
America	Asia	0.05330*	4.44
America	Europe	0.01962	12.49
America	Africa	0.25445*	0.73
Asia	Europe	0.02529	9.63
Asia	Africa	0.11234	1.98
Europe	Africa	0.19843	1.01
Total			2.41
Assemblage E
Australia	America	0.14462	1.48
Australia	Asia	0.10296*	2.18
Australia	Europe	0.02651	9.18
Australia	Africa	0.14812*	1.44
America	Asia	0.04029	5.96
America	Europe	0.25382	0.73
America	Africa	0.05736*	4.11
Asia	Europe	0.21494*	0.91
Asia	Africa	0.04215*	5.68
Europe	Africa	0.26526*	0.69
Total			1.48

Value with asterisks (*) indicate statically significant result (p-value < 0.05)

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