Molecular evolution and phylogenetics of rodent malaria parasites

Table 1 Rodent malaria species and subspecies selected for analysis

species	subspecies	no. genotypes	country of origin
P. berghei	-	8	DRC
P. chabaudi	adami	2	Congo
	chabaudi	14	CAR
	subsp.	2	Cameroon
P. vinckei	brucechwatti	2	Nigeria
	lentum	3	Congo
	petteri	3	CAR
	vinckei	2	DRC
	subsp.	5	Cameroon
P. yoelii	killicki	2	Congo
	nigeriensis	2	Nigeria
	yoelii	10	CAR
	subsp.	3	Cameroon

The number of genotypes we used from each species/subspecies and their country of origin is shown (see Additional file 1 for a more detailed description of the origin of each genotype). P. c. subsp., P. v. subsp. and P. y. subsp. refer to previously recognized, but as yet unnamed subspecies. CAR – Central African Republic, DRC – Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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