Biology:Plasmodium ovale curtisi
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Short description: Subspecies of single-celled organism
| Plasmodium ovale curtisi | |
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| Plasmodium ovale trophozoite, Giemsa stain. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
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| Subspecies: | P. o. curtisi
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| Trinomial name | |
| Plasmodium ovale curtisi Sutherland et al., 2010
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Plasmodium ovale curtisi is a subspecies of parasitic protozoa that causes tertian malaria in humans. The subspecies was described in 2010 when it was established that the two subspecies of Plasmodium ovale, while morphologically identical are genetically distinct.[1]
Epidemiology
P. ovale curtisi has been identified in Ghana, Myanmar, Nigeria, São Tomé, Sierra Leone and Uganda.
Clinical features
Clinical features for P. ovale curtisi are described in the article on Plasmodium ovale.
Phylogenetics
This species separated from its closest known relative, Plasmodium ovale wallikeri, between 1.0 and 3.5 million years ago.
References
- ↑ "Two nonrecombining sympatric forms of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium ovale occur globally". J Infect Dis 201 (10): 1544–50. 2010. doi:10.1086/652240. PMID 20380562.
Wikidata ☰ Q7201933 entry
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