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Plasmodium forresteri

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Plasmodium forresteri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Aconoidasida
Order: Haemospororida
Family: Plasmodiidae
Genus: Plasmodium
Species:
P. forresteri
Binomial name
Plasmodium forresteri
Telford, 1979

Plasmodium forresteri is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium.

Like all Plasmodium species P. forresteri has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are birds.

Description

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The parasite was first described by Telford et al. in 1979.[1]

Geographical occurrence

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This organism is found in Florida and southern Georgia, United States.

Clinical features and host pathology

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This organism naturally infects the following species:

Experimental infections have been established in the following species:

The only currently known mosquito vector is Culex restuans.

References

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  1. ^ Telford Jr., Sam R.; Nayar, Jai K.; Foster, Garry W.; Knight, Judy W. (1997). "Plasmodium forresteri n. sp., from raptors in Florida and southern Georgia: its distinction from Plasmodium elongatum morphologically within and among host species and by vector susceptibility". Journal of Parasitology. 83 (5): 932–937. doi:10.2307/3284292. JSTOR 3284292. PMID 9379302.