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Table 3 Sample size and distribution of monoclonal, biclonal, and polyclonal samples from each of the study sites and collection seasons. Asterisk denotes samples with more than 2 alleles detected at two and more genetic loci

From: Population structure and diversity of Plasmodium falciparum in children with asymptomatic malaria living in different ecological zones of Ghana

Study site

Collection season

Sample size

Monoclonal (%)

Biclonal (%)

Polyclonal a (%)

Ada (Coastal)

Rainy

19

0

2 (10.5%)

17 (89.5%)

Dry

21

6 (28.6%)

2 (13.3%)

13 (61.9%)

Konogo (Forest)

Rainy

20

1 (5%)

0

19 (95%)

Dry

22

0

12 (54.5%)

10 (45.5%)

Tamale (Sahel)

Rainy

27

2 (7.4%)

3 (11.1%)

22 (81.5%)

Dry

10

3 (30%)

5 (50%)

2 (20%)

 

Total

119

12 (10.1%)

24 (20.2%)

83 (69.7%)

  1. a Samples with > 2 alleles detected at two and more genetic loci