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Plasmodium balli

Species of single-celled organism

Plasmodium balli is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium.

Quick Facts Plasmodium balli, Scientific classification ...

Like all Plasmodium species it has vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts are lizards; the insect vector is not yet known.

Description

Telford first described Plasmodium balli in 1969.[1]

The host's proerythrocytes and normoblasts are more commonly parasitized than erythrocytes.

Pigment is uncommon but when present, it consists of a minute dot.

Enucleated host cells are common.

The gametocytes are large and elongated. Hypertrophy, distortion and lysis of host cell nuclei may result from parasitization of immature blood cells by this stage.

The schizonts produced up to 100 merozoites.

Geographic occurrence

This parasite is found in the Caribbean and Central America.

Clinical features and host pathology

Host record:

Anole lizards - Anolis limifrons, Anolis lionotus and Anolis poecilopus

References

  1. [1]
    Telford SR Jr. (1969) A new Saurian malarial parasite Plasmodium balli from Panama. J. Protozool. 16(3):431-437

Further reading

  • Telford, Sam (1969). "A New Saurian Malarial Parasite Plasmodium Balli From Panama". Journal of Protozoology. 16 (3): 431–437. doi:10.1111/j.1550-7408.1969.tb02295.x. PMID 5387947.


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