Plasmodium booliati

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Plasmodium booliatie is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Vinckeia.

Like all Plasmodium species P. booliati has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are mammals.

Plasmodium booliati
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Protista
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Aconoidasida
Order: Haemosporida
Family: Plasmodiidae
Genus: Plasmodium
Species: P. booliati
Binomial name
Plasmodium booliati

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[edit] Description

The parasite was first described by Sandosham et al. in 1965. [1]

[edit] Geographical occurrence

[edit] Clinical features and host pathology

The only known host of this species is the Malayan giant flying squirrel.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Sandosham AA, Yap LF, Omar I. (1965) A malaria parasite, Plasmodium (Vinckeia) booliati sp.nov., from a Malayan giant flying squirrel. Med. J. Malaya 20(1):3-7
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