Table 1 Var gene chromosomal locations and domain architectures across isolates.

3D7

IT4

HB3

A1-2

STt

2, 3(3), 4, 7, 8^a, 9, 10

3, 4, 7, 8, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23

7, 8, 10(1+ψ), 31

Cen

26

B1

Tc, STc

1(26), 2^b, 6^b, 11^b, 12, 14, 16

1(5), 5(3), 11, 15, 18(2), 24, 25, P(4)

1(8+ψ), 5, 11, 14, 27(1+ψ), 30(2)^b, P(3+ψ)

Cen

1

28, 29

B2-4

Tc, STc

1, 2^b

11(3), P

Cen

1(2), 5, 15

1(2), 27(2+ψ)

C1

1(11), 5

1(2), 11, P

1(7), 11

C2

Cen

1

1

1

A2

STt

17(ψ)

17

10, 17

E

STt

13

13

13(2)

Unclassified

1(4), 11, 12, P(4)

1(ψ), 27, P(6)

Total

61+1ψ

48 ^c

48+6ψ ^c