Plasmodium georgesi
Plasmodium georgesi is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Plasmodium.
Like all Plasmodium species P. georgesi has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are mammals.
| Plasmodium georgesi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Protista |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemosporida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. georgesi |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium georgesi | |
Description
This species was first described by Piorriez et al. in 1993.[1]
The trophozoites have long crescent-shaped nuclei (surface area 2.18 +/- 0.25 square micrometres).
The pigment is stored as short rods.
Geographical occurrence
Plasmodium georgesi has been found in the Central African Republic.
Clinical features and host pathology
Plasmodium georgesi, Plasmodium petersi and Plasmodium gonderi are the only Plasmodium species found to date (2008) in Cercocebus monkeys.
P. georgesi infects Cercocebus albigena and Cercocebus galeritus agilis causing a remitting/relapsing form of malaria.
References
- ↑ Piorriez J., Baccam D., Dei-Cas E., Brogan T., Landau I. (1993) Description of Plasmodium petersi n. sp. and Plasmodium georgesi n. sp., parasites of a Cercocebus albigena monkey in the Central African Republic. Annales de parasitologie humaine et comparée 68 (5-6) pp. 203-210
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