| Plasmodium vinckei | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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.
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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