| Plasmodium vinckei | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. vinckei |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium vinckei Rodhain, 1952 | |
Plasmodium vinckei is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Vinckeia . As in all Plasmodium species, P. vinckei has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are rodents.
This species was first described in 1952 by Rodhain. Several subspecies have been described since. [1] [2]
This species is found in Central Africa including the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Nigeria.
Plasmodium is a genus of unicellular eukaryotes that are obligate parasites of vertebrates and insects. The life cycles of Plasmodium species involve development in a blood-feeding insect host which then injects parasites into a vertebrate host during a blood meal. Parasites grow within a vertebrate body tissue before entering the bloodstream to infect red blood cells. The ensuing destruction of host red blood cells can result in malaria. During this infection, some parasites are picked up by a blood-feeding insect, continuing the life cycle.
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Irène Landau is a French parasitologist and professor emeritus at the National Museum of Natural History, France (MNHN) and Centre national de la recherche scientifique.
Siddiqui, Arif J.; Bhardwaj, Jyoti; Puri, Sunil K. (April 2012). "mRNA expression of cytokines and its impact on outcomes after infection with lethal and nonlethal Plasmodium vinckei parasites". Parasitology Research. 110 (4): 1517–1524. doi:10.1007/s00436-011-2656-1. PMID 21965043. S2CID 253980599.
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