Protozoal merogony

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Merogony (also known as schizogony) is an asexual reproductive process of protozoa.[1] A trophozoite increases in size while its nucleus and other organelles divide repeatedly before cytokinesis. During this process the organism is known as a schizont. The schizont ruptures releasing merozoites. Organisms which use this process in their life cycle include piroplasms, the tick parasite,[2], and plasmodium, the malarial parasite of mosquitoes.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ schizogony definition - Dictionary - MSN Encarta
  2. ^ A Fatal Case of Babesiosis in Missouri: Identification of Another Piroplasm That Infects Humans - Herwaldt et al. 124 (7): 643 - Annals of Internal Medicine
  3. ^ Blackwell Synergy - Trop Med Int Health, Volume 3 Issue 4 Page 304-312, April 1998 (Article Abstract)
This protist-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
This article related to parasites or parasitology is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.