Plasmodium vinckei
| Plasmodium vinckei | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Protista |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemosporida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. vinckei |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium vinckei | |
Plasmodium vinckei is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Vinckeia.
Like all Plasmodium species P. vinckei has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are rodents.
Description
This species was first described in 1952 by Rodhain. Several subspecies have been described since.[1][2]
Subspecies
- P. vinckei brucechwatti
- P. vinckei chabaudi
- P. vinckei lentum
- P. vinckei petteri
- P. vinckei vinckei
Geographical occurrence
This species is found in Central Africa including the Congo and Nigeria.
Vectors
- Anopheles cinctus
- Anopheles dureni
References
- ↑ Carter, R. and Walliker, D. 1975: New observations on the malaria parasites of rodents of the Central African Republic - Plasmodium vinckei petteri subsp. nov. and Plasmodium chabaudi Landau, 1965. Ann. Trop. Med. Parasitol., 69: 187-196
- ↑ Killick-Kendrick, R. 1975: Parasitic protozoa of the blood of rodents. V. Plasmodium vinckei brucechwatti subsp. nov. A malaria parasite of the thicket-rat, Thamnomys rutilans in Nigeria. Ann. Parasitol. Humaine et Comparée 50: 251-264
Further Reading
Siddiqui, Arif J.; Bhardwaj, Jyoti; Puri, Sunil K. (April 2012). "mRNA expression of cytokines and its impact on outcomes after infection with lethal and nonlethal Plasmodium vinckei parasites". Parasitology Research 110 (4): 1517–1524. doi:10.1007/s00436-011-2656-1. PMID 21965043.
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