Plasmodium chabaudi

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

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

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

Contents 1 Description 2 Geographical occurrence 3 Clinical features and host pathology 4 Notes 5 External links 6 References

[edit] Description

This species was described in 1965 by I. Landau. ^[1] It is named after Dr A. Chabaud.

[edit] Geographical occurrence

This species is found in Africa.

[edit] Clinical features and host pathology

This species was first isolated from the blood of a shiny thicket rat Thamnomys rutilans in the Central African Republic.

[edit] Notes

Two subspecies have been defined: P. chabaudi chabaudi and P. chabaudi adami.

[edit] External links

Images of rodent malaria parasites:

• http://www.culleton.org/rodent

[edit] References