Plasmodium_voltaicum

<i>Plasmodium voltaicum</i>

Plasmodium voltaicum

Species of single-celled organism

Plasmodium voltaicum is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Vinckeia. As in all Plasmodium species, P. voltaicum 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 Van Der Kaay in 1964.[1]

Distribution

This species is found in Congo-Brazzaville and Ghana.

Hosts

The only known host is the fruit bat Roussettus smithi.

References

  1. [1]
    Van Der Kaay H.J.(1964) Description of a new plasmodium, Plasmodium voltaicum sp. nov., found in a fruit-bat, Roussettus smithi, in Ghana. Ann. Trop. Med. Parasitol. 58:261-264


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