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| ⚫ | ''Plasmodium aegyptensis'' is a ] of the ] '']'' subgenus '']'' |
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| | authority = Abd-el-Aziz ''et al.'', 1975 | |||
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| ⚫ | '''''Plasmodium aegyptensis''''' is a ] of the ] '']'' subgenus '']'' which infects the Egyptian grass rat ('']''). The insect vector(s) for this species is not yet known. | ||
| == Description == | == Description == | ||
| This species was first described in 1975 by Abd-el-Aziz ''et al.'' in ] from a group of Egyptian grass rats which had been captured.<ref name=RodentMalaria>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GLVv5iC3u8gC&q=aegyptensis&pg=PA1 |pages=78–79|title=Rodent Malaria|isbn=9780323150576|last1=Killick-Kendrick|first1=R|date=2012-12-02|publisher=Elsevier }}</ref> The parasite has not been isolated from other Egyptian grass rats since.<ref name=RodentMalaria/> As such, only the parasite stages which infect red blood cells of the vertebrate host have been described.{{cn|date=April 2023}} | |||
| When ''P. aegyptensis'' infects red blood cells in its mammalian host, it forms compact rings with a small ]. ] forms are compact and rounded. ]s generally contain six ] (although 4 to 8 have been observed). When the parasites differentiate into ]s, these tend to occupy one pole of the cell, and they grow in size until larger than the uninfected red blood cells.<ref name=RodentMalaria/> | |||
| This species was first described in ] by Abd-el-Aziz ''et al''. <ref name = Abd-el-Aziz1975> Abd-el-Aziz GA, Landau I, and Miltgen F. (1975) Description of Plasmodium aegyptensis n. sp., presumed parasite of the Muridae Arvicanthis noloticus in Upper Egypt Ann Parasitol Hum Comp. 50(4):419-424. </ref> | |||
| == Distribution == | |||
| ''P. aegyptensis'' has only been described a single time in Assiut, Egypt.<ref name=RodentMalaria/> | |||
| == Vectors == | |||
| The insect host of ''P. aegyptensis'' is not known.<ref name=RodentMalaria/> | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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Species of single-celled organism
| Plasmodium aegyptensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. aegyptensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium aegyptensis Abd-el-Aziz et al., 1975 | |
Plasmodium aegyptensis is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Vinckeia which infects the Egyptian grass rat (Arvicanthis niloticus). The insect vector(s) for this species is not yet known.
Description
This species was first described in 1975 by Abd-el-Aziz et al. in Assiut from a group of Egyptian grass rats which had been captured. The parasite has not been isolated from other Egyptian grass rats since. As such, only the parasite stages which infect red blood cells of the vertebrate host have been described.
When P. aegyptensis infects red blood cells in its mammalian host, it forms compact rings with a small food vacuole. Trophozoite forms are compact and rounded. Schizonts generally contain six merozoites (although 4 to 8 have been observed). When the parasites differentiate into gametocytes, these tend to occupy one pole of the cell, and they grow in size until larger than the uninfected red blood cells.
Distribution
P. aegyptensis has only been described a single time in Assiut, Egypt.
Vectors
The insect host of P. aegyptensis is not known.
References
- ^ Killick-Kendrick, R (2012-12-02). Rodent Malaria. Elsevier. pp. 78–79. ISBN 9780323150576.
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