Plasmodium vinckei
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.
| Plasmodium vinckei | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Chromista |
| Subkingdom: | Harosa |
| Infrakingdom: | Halvaria |
| Superphylum: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. vinckei |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium vinckei Rodhain, 1952 | |
Taxonomy
This species was first described in 1952 by Rodhain. Several subspecies have been described since.[1][2]
Subspecies
- P. v. brucechwatti
- P. v. chabaudi
- P. v. lentum
- P. v. petteri
- P. v. vinckei
Distribution
This species is found in Central Africa including the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Nigeria.
Vectors
- Anopheles cinctus
- Anopheles dureni
References
- Carter, R. and Walliker, D. 1975: New observations on the malaria parasites of rodents of the Central African Republic - Plasmodium vinckei petteri subsp. nov. and Plasmodium chabaudi Landau, 1965. Ann. Trop. Med. Parasitol., 69: 187-196
- Killick-Kendrick, R. 1975: Parasitic protozoa of the blood of rodents. V. Plasmodium vinckei brucechwatti subsp. nov. A malaria parasite of the thicket-rat, Thamnomys rutilans in Nigeria. Ann. Parasitol. Humaine et Comparée 50: 251-264
Further reading
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.
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