Biology:Vinckeia

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Short description: Subgenus of single-celled organisms

Vinckeia
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Aconoidasida
Order: Haemospororida
Family: Plasmodiidae
Genus: Plasmodium
Subgenus: Vinckeia

Vinckeia is a subgenus of the genus Plasmodium — all of which are parasitic alveolates. The subgenus Vinckeia was created by Cyril Garnham in 1964 to accommodate the mammalian parasites other than those infecting the primates.[1][2]

Diagnostic features

Species in this subgenus infect mammals other than the higher primates. Species infecting lemurs have since been included in this subgenus. This classification may not be correct.[3]

Schizonts: These do not fill the erythrocyte and do not show true stippling. They give rise normally to 8 or fewer merozoites. Schizogony normally takes three days or less.

Merozoites:

Gametocytes: These are spherical.

Species in this subgenus

The following is a list of species in subgenus Vinckeia and their hosts.

Evolutionary history

Sharp et al 2020[10] reanalyze the available amino acid substitution data and conclude that chabaudi, yoelii, and berghei cluster relatively close together. Further they find chabaudi split off first and the berghei/yoelii division is more recent.[10]

By host

Murine malaria

Murine malaria – malaria in mice – is caused by P. berghei, P. chabaudi, P. vinckei and P. yoelii. Some strains produce cerebral malaria and some do not.[11]

References

  1. Garnham, P.C.C. (1964). "The subgenera of Plasmodium in mammals". Ann Soc Belges Med Trop Parasitol Mycol 44 (2): 267–71. PMID 14237568. http://lib.itg.be/open/asbmt/1964/1964asbm0267.pdf. 
  2. Garnham, P.C.C. (1966). Malaria parasites and other Haemosporidia. Blackwell Scientific. ISBN 9780632017706. OCLC 602883318. https://books.google.com/books?id=xVFrAAAAMAAJ. 
  3. "Timing the origin of human malarias: the lemur puzzle". BMC Evol. Biol. 11: 299. 2011. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-11-299. PMID 21992100. 
  4. "Description de Plasmodium aegyptensis n. sp. parasite présumé du Muridé Arvicanthis niloticus en Haute-Égypte" (in fr). Annales de Parasitologie Humaine et Comparée 50 (4): 419–24. 1975. doi:10.1051/parasite/1975504419. PMID 1211772. 
  5. "A malaria parasite, Plasmodium (Vinckeia) booliati sp.nov., from a Malayan giant flying squirrel". Med J Malaya 20 (1): 3–7. 1965. PMID 4221411. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 Parasitic Protozoa. 5 (2 ed.). San Diego: Academic Press. 1993. pp. xvii+343. ISBN 978-0-12-426015-3. OCLC 23868964. 
  7. "Studies on Plasmodium (Vinckeia) cephalophi of the grey duiker (Sylvicapra grimmia)". Ann Trop Med Parasitol 60 (2): 129–38. 1966. doi:10.1080/00034983.1966.11686396. PMID 5962467. 
  8. "Description of P. cyclopsi n. sp. a parasite of the microchiropteran bat Hipposideros cyclops in Gabon" (in fr). Ann Parasitol Hum Comp 53 (3): 247–53. 1978. doi:10.1051/parasite/1978533247. PMID 697287. https://www.parasite-journal.org/articles/parasite/pdf/1978/03/parasite1978533p247.pdf. 
  9. "Plasmodium (Vinckeia) watteni sp. n. from the Formosan giant flying squirrel, Petaurista petaurista grandis". J. Parasitol. 54 (6): 1171–4. 1968. doi:10.2307/3276986. PMID 5757690. 
  10. 10.0 10.1 Sharp, Paul M.; Plenderleith, Lindsey J.; Hahn, Beatrice H. (2020-09-08). "Ape". Annual Review of Microbiology (Annual Reviews) 74 (1): 39–63. doi:10.1146/annurev-micro-020518-115628. ISSN 0066-4227. PMID 32905751. 
  11. Moxon, Christopher A.; Gibbins, Matthew P.; McGuinness, Dagmara; Milner, Danny A.; Marti, Matthias (2020-01-24). "New Insights into Malaria Pathogenesis". Annual Review of Pathology: Mechanisms of Disease (Annual Reviews) 15 (1): 315–343. doi:10.1146/annurev-pathmechdis-012419-032640. ISSN 1553-4006. PMID 31648610. 


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