Plasmodium japonicum

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Plasmodium japonicum is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium.

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

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

Contents

[edit] Description

The parasite was first described by Manwell in 1966. [1]

[edit] Geographical occurrence

[edit] Clinical features and host pathology

[edit] References

  1. ^ Manwell RD (1966) Plasmodium japonicum, P. juxtanucleare and P. nucleophilum in the Far East. J. Protozool. 13(1):8-11
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