Table 1 Genetic diversity parameters of Leishmania donovani isolates from Sri Lanka, India and Nepal

Haplotype diversity (H _d )

0.757

0.889

0.725

Nucleotide diversity (N _d )

0.034

0.093

0.128

Number of sequences used (n)

166

51

52

Number of polymorphic sites(S)

33

36

34

Number of Haplotypes (h)

43

8

5

Tajima’s D (P-value)

−1.098(>0.1)

1.197(>0.1)

2.646(<0.01)

Fu’s Fs tests(P-value)

−25.801 (>0.02)

10.780(<0.02)

21.900(<0.02)