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Table 3 Estimates of DNA diversity and selection for Group 1 and Group 2, which are the major clusters obtained in the phylogenetic analysis

From: Genetic clustering and polymorphism of the merozoite surface protein-3 of Plasmodium knowlesi clinical isolates from Peninsular Malaysia

Pkmsp3

H

Hd ± SD

π ± SD

K

Tajima’s D

Group 1

26

0.993 ± 0.011

0.02276 ± 0.00167

24.31

−0.81373

Group 2

19

0.995 ± 0.018

0.02418 ± 0.00226

25.37

−0.46858

  1. Abbreviations: H number of haplotypes, Hd haplotype diversity, K average number of nucleotide differences, π nucleotide diversity, SD standard deviation