Plasmodium_landauae

<i>Plasmodium landauae</i>

Plasmodium landauae

Species of single-celled organism

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

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Description

P. landauae was described from the blood of flying squirrels.[1]

Distribution

P. landauae has only been described in the Ivory Coast.[1]

Hosts

P. landauae was described from blood of the flying squirrel Anomalurus peli. The squirrel showed no signs of disease at the time, suggesting P. landauae may not cause severe disease in this host.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    Killick-Kendrick R (1973). "Parasitic protozoa of the blood of rodents. III. Two new malaria parasites of Anomalurine flying squirrels of the Ivory Coast". Annales de Parasitologie Humaine et Comparée. 48 (5): 639–651. doi:10.1051/parasite/1973485639. PMID 4364557. Retrieved 10 December 2016.


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