Plasmodium booliati
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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.
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[edit] Description
The parasite was first described by Sandosham et al. in 1965. [1]
[edit] Geographical occurrence
[edit] Clinical features and host pathology
The only known host of this species is the Malayan giant flying squirrel.
[edit] References
- ^ 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
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