Plasmodium_booliati

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Plasmodium booliati

Species of single-celled organism

Plasmodium booliati is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Vinckeia. As in all Plasmodium species, P. booliati has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are mammals.

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Taxonomy

The parasite was first described by Sandosham et al. in 1965.[1]

Distribution

This species occurs in Malaya.

Vectors

Not known.

Hosts

The only known host of this species is the Malayan giant flying squirrel.

References

  1. [1]
    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


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