Laverania

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Laverania is a subgenus of the genus Plasmodium. The subgenus was created in 1958 by Bray.[1] The subgenus contains only species: Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium reichenowi.

The name was first proposed by Welch in 1897 as a genus name for the group now known as Plasmodium but for a variety of reasons the genus name Plasmodium was preferred.

[edit] Diagnostic features

The parasites infect either humans or chimpanzees

The gametocytes are cresentic in appearance

[edit] Species in this subgenus

Plasmodium falciparum
Plasmodium reichenowi

[edit] References

  1. ^ Bray R. S. (1958) Studies on malaria in chimpanzees. VI. Laverania falciparum. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. 7(1):20–24
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