Figure 2
From: Plasmodium falciparum strains spontaneously switch invasion phenotype in suspension culture
Suspended, but not Static Dd2 and W2mef, establish successful infection in Nm-treated erythrocytes. Static (ST) and Suspended (SP) parasites were cultivated in normal (a) and Nm-treated (b) erythrocytes for 2 asexual cycles. Parasitemias were determined by flow cytometry as percentage of ring-infected erythrocytes at the end of each cycle. Parasite multiplication rates (PMR) were estimated by dividing the parasitemia at the end of each cycle by the starting parasitemia. Data are presented as mean ± standard errors of 2 independent experiments. *P-value < 0.05 at 95% CI; Student t-test.
