Plasmodium booliati

"Plasmodium booliatie" is a parasite of the genus "Plasmodium" subgenus "Vinckeia".

Like all "Plasmodium" species "P. booliati" has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are mammals.

Taxobox
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regnum = Protista
phylum = Apicomplexa
classis = Aconoidasida
ordo = Haemosporida
familia = Plasmodiidae
genus = "Plasmodium"
species = "P. booliati"
binomial = "Plasmodium booliati"

Description

The parasite was first described by Sandosham "et al." in 1965. Sandosham AA, Yap LF, Omar I. (1965) A malaria parasite, "Plasmodium (Vinckeia) booliati" sp.nov., from a Malayan giant flying squirrel.Med. J. Malaya 20(1):3-7]

Geographical occurrence

Clinical features and host pathology

The only known host of this species is the Malayan giant flying squirrel.

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