Plasmodium gallinaceum
Plasmodium gallinaceum is a species of the genus Plasmodium (subgenus Haemamoeba) that causes malaria in poultry.[1]
| Plasmodium gallinaceum | |
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| Scanning electron micrograph of Plasmodium gallinaceum invading mosquito midgut | |
Scientific classification  | |
| (unranked): | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | TSAR |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Infrakingdom: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. gallinaceum |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium gallinaceum Brumpt, 1935 | |
Description
This species was described by Alexandre Joseph Emile Brumpt (1877–1951) a French professor of parasitology during a trip to Ceylon (now Sri Lanka).
References
- "Plasmodium Infection". The Merck Veterinary Manual. 2006. Retrieved 2007-07-03.
Further reading
Kumnuan, Rapeeporn; Pattaradilokrat, Sittiporn; Chumpolbanchornc, Kamlang (November 2013). "In vivo transmission blocking activities of artesunate on the avian malaria parasite Plasmodium gallinaceum". Veterinary Parasitology. 197 (3–4): 447–454. doi:10.1016/j.vetpar.2013.07.024. PMID 23937960.
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