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Descriptor
English
:
Plasmodium
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Plasmodium
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Plasmodium
Synonyms
English
:
Plasmodiums
Tree Number:
B01.043.075.380.611
Definition
English
:
A genus of protozoa that comprise the
malaria
parasites
of
mammals
. Four species infect
humans
(although occasional
infections
with
primate
malarias may occur). These are
PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM
;
PLASMODIUM MALARIAE
;
PLASMODIUM OVALE
, and
PLASMODIUM VIVAX
. Species causing infection in
vertebrates
other than man include:
PLASMODIUM BERGHEI
;
PLASMODIUM CHABAUDI
; P. vinckei, and
PLASMODIUM YOELII
in rodents; P. brasilianum,
PLASMODIUM CYNOMOLGI
; and
PLASMODIUM KNOWLESI
in monkeys; and
PLASMODIUM GALLINACEUM
in
chickens.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
general; prefer specifics; infection =
MALARIA
; coordinate with specific protozoan terms (
ANTIGENS
, PROTOZOAN, etc) if pertinent
See Related
English
:
Antimalarials
History Note
English
:
HAEMAMOEBA was see PLASMODIUM 1976-91
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
CY
cytology
DE
drug effects
EN
enzymology
GE
genetics
GD
growth & development
IM
immunology
IP
isolation & purification
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PY
pathogenicity
PH
physiology
RE
radiation effects
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
11394
Unique Identifier:
D010961
Occurrence in VHL
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