Plasmodium species infecting mammals other than primates

The subgenus Vinckeia of Plasmodium was created by Garnham to accommodate the mammalian parasites other than those infecting primates. Species infecting lemurs have also been included in this subgenus.

P. aegyptensis, P. bergei, P. chabaudi, P. inopinatum, P. yoelli and P. vinckei infect rodents. P. bergei, P. chabaudi, P. yoelli and P. vinckei have been used to study malarial infections in the laboratory. Other members of this subgenus infect other mammalian hosts.

Plasmodium species infecting mammals other than primates
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Protista
Phylum:	Apicomplexa
Class:	Aconoidasida
Order:	Haemosporida
Family:	Plasmodiidae
Genus:	Plasmodium
Species
Plasmodium aegyptensis Plasmodium atheruri Plasmodium berghei Plasmodium booliati Plasmodium brodeni Plasmodium bubalis Plasmodium caprae Plasmodium cephalophi Plasmodium chabaudi Plasmodium cyclopsi Plasmodium inopinatum Plasmodium incertae Plasmodium landauae Plasmodium odocoilei Plasmodium pulmophilium Plasmodium sandoshami Plasmodium traguli Plasmodium tyrio Plasmodium vinckei Plasmodium voltaicum Plasmodium watteni Plasmodium yoelli

1 Host records
2 Subspecies
3 Less well documented species
4 Vectors
5 References
6 Notes

Host records

P. aegyptensis - Egyptian grass rat (Arvicanthis niloticus)^[1]

P. anomaluri - African flying squirrel (Anomalurus species)

P. atheruri - African porcupine (Atherurus africanus), large vesper mouse (Calomys callosus) and Meriones unguiculatus

P. berghei - the thicket rat (Grammomys surdaster)

P. booliati - Malayan giant flying squirrel^[2]

P. brodeni - elephant shrews (Petrodomus teradactylus)

P. bubalis - water buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis)

P. caprae - domestic goat (Capra hircus)

P. cephalophi - the antelope (Cephalophus grimmi) and the grey duiker (Sylvicapra grimmia)^[3]

P. cyclopsi - the bat (Hipposideros cyclops)^[4]

P. incertae - flying squirrel

P. landauae - African flying squirrel (Anomalurus species)

P. odocoilei - white tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

P. pulmophilium - African flying squirrel (Anomalurus species)

P. sandoshami - the Sunda flying lemur (Galeopterus variegatus)

P. traguli - the mouse deer

P. tyrio - the anteater (Manus pentadactyla)

P. voltaicum - the fruit bat (Roussettus smithi)

P. watteni - Formosan giant flying squirrel (Petaurista petaurista grandis)^[5]

Subspecies

P. berghei - P. berghei yoelii

P. chabaudi - P. chabaudi adami and P. chabaudi chabaudi

P. melanipherum - P. melanipherum monosoma

P. vinkei - P. vinckei brucechwatti, P. vinckei petteri and P. vinckei vinckei.

P. yoellii - P. yoelli nigeriensis and P. yoelli yoelli.

Less well documented species

The species listed here from taken from Courtney and Roudabush^[6] should be regarded as dubious at least until such time as additional confirmation can be established.

P. achromaticum - the bat (Achromaticatus vesperuginis)

P. brodini - the jumping rat (Petrodromus tetradactylus)

P. melanipherum - Schreiber's bat (Miniopterus schreibersi)

P. melanipherum monosoma - the bat (Vesperugo abramus)

P. murinum - the bat (Vespertilio murinus)

Vectors

Anopheles stephensi - P. atheruri, P berghei, P. chabaudi, P. yoelii

References

^ Abd-el-Aziz GA, Landau I, and Miltgen F. (1975) Description of Plasmodium aegyptensis n. sp., presumed parasite of the Muridae Arvicanthis noloticus in Upper Egypt. Ann. Parasitol. Hum. Comp. 50(4):419-424.
^ Sandosham A.A., Yap L.F., Omar I. (1965) A malaria parasite, Plasmodium (Vinckeia) booliati sp. nov., from a Malayan giant flying squirrel. Med. J. Malaya. 20(1):3-7
^ Keymer IF. (1966) Studies on Plasmodium (Vinckeia) cephalophi of the grey duiker (Sylvicapra grimmia). Ann. Trop. Med. Parasitol. 60(2):129-138
^ Landau I, and Chabaud AG. (1978) Description of P. cyclopsi n. sp. a parasite of the microchiropteran bat Hipposideros cyclops in Gabon. Ann. Parasitol. Hum. Comp. 53(3):247-253.
^ Lien J.C., Cross J.H. (1968) Plasmodium (Vinckeia) watteni sp. n. from the Formosan giant flying squirrel, Petaurista petaurista grandis. J. Parasitol. 54(6):1171-1174
^ Coatney G.R., Roudabush R. L. (1936) A catalog and host-index of the genus Plasmodium. J. Parasitol. 22 (4) 338-353

Notes

Calomys callosus seems unlikely to be a natural host for P. atheruri as P. atheruri is found in Africa and Calomys callosus in South America.