Plasmodium billcollinsi
Plasmodium billcollinsi is a species of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Laverania.
| Plasmodium billcollinsi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| (unranked): | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | TSAR |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Infrakingdom: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. billcollinsi |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium billcollinsi Krief et al., 2010 | |
It is a parasitic protozoan found in chimpanzees in Central Africa.[1] The parasite is named in honour of the malariologist William E. Collins.[2]
Taxonomy
Both P. billcollinsi and P. billbrayi were suggested based on mtDNA and nuclear gene sequences, in addition to having been obtained from chimpanzee samples.[3] Plasmodium billcollinsi is located at the root between P. falciparum and P. reichenowi.[4]
Distribution
Analysis made on 1,261 samples revealed that at least six Plasmodium species circulate in great apes in Gabon, with P. billcollinsi being found faecal samples from 791 chimpanzees.[5]
Hosts
Along with P. reichenowi, P. billbrayi and P. gaboni, P. billcollinsi infects with malaria to only chimpanzees.[6] The parasite has been found in at least three subspecies: P. t. verus, P. t. troglodytes, and P. t. schweinfurthii.[4]
References
- "New Malaria Parasites". malaria.com. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
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