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Plasmodium
Plasmodium (plaz-moh-diŭm) n. a genus of protozoans that live as parasites within the red blood cells and liver cells of humans. Four species cause malaria in humans: P. vivax, P. ovale, P. falciparum, and P. malariae.
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PCR-based detection of Plasmodium in Anopheles mosquitoes: a comparison of a new high-throughput assay with existing methods.(Methodology)(Clinical report)
Magazine article from: Malaria Journal; 9/15/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...sensitive detection of human-specific Plasmodium species in the mosquito host. The infection...assessed by the presence/absence of Plasmodium sporozoites in the salivary glands...consuming and does not determine which Plasmodium species is present. It has, therefore...
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Continuous exposure to Plasmodium results in decreased susceptibility and transcriptomic divergence of the Anopheles gambiae immune system.(Research article)
Magazine article from: BMC Genomics; 12/5/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...corresponding author) [1] Background Plasmodium , the causative agent of malaria, exploits...ingestion of an infected blood meal, Plasmodium undergoes a complex life cycle in the...the salivary glands. The efficacy of Plasmodium infection in the mosquito is usually...
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Light irradiation induces fragmentation of the plasmodium, a novel photomorphogenesis in the true slime mold physarum polycephalum: Action spectra and evidence for involvement of the phytochrome
Magazine article from: Photochemistry and Photobiology; 3/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...photofragmentation of the Physarum plasmodium. MATERIALS AND METHODS...1999) Fragmentation of the plasmodium into equally sized pieces...visible light photoavoidance in plasmodia of Physarum polycephalum...and photoavoidance in the plasmodium of Physarum polycephalum...
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Use of a Drosophila Model to Identify Genes Regulating Plasmodium Growth in the Mosquito
Magazine article from: Genetics; 11/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...growth of the avian malaria parasite, Plasmodium gallinaceum. We identified 18 presumed...immune responses or interactions with Plasmodium. The functions of five Anopheles gambiae...the growth of the rodent parasite, Plasmodium berghei. Loss of function of four of...
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Transmission of human and Macaque Plasmodium spp. to ex-captive orangutans in Kalimantan, Indonesia.(RESEARCH)
Magazine article from: Emerging Infectious Diseases; 12/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...found the highest Plasmodium spp. prevalence at...that nonhuman primate plasmodia are the source of zoonotic...and transmission of Plasmodium spp. among orangutans...indicated that human plasmodia might infect and cause...
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Concentration and purification by magnetic separation of the erythrocytic stages of all human Plasmodium species.(Methodology)
Magazine article from: Malaria Journal; 3/5/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...isolate and/or purify living parasites from in vitro cultures or from murine Plasmodium [2, 3]. However, non-falciparum species of human Plasmodium (namely Plasmodium vivax , Plasmodium ovale , and Plasmodium malariae ) are not easy to purify...
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Scientists Release Plasmodium falciparum Genome Database.
Newspaper article from: Genomics & Genetics Weekly; 4/27/2001; 700+ words
; ...the University of Pennsylvania, the Plasmodium genome database breaks new ground in...biology professor who has spearheaded the Plasmodium database project. "The difficulty...and vaccines to combat malaria. The Plasmodium genome sequencing project greatly expands...
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Suppression of Plasmodium falciparum by serum collected from a case of Plasmodium vivax infection.(Case report)
Magazine article from: Malaria Journal; 6/26/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...of studies have reported that Plasmodium species apparently suppressed...noteworthy that the emergence of Plasmodium vivax in patients' peripheral...to a "total disappearance" of Plasmodium falciparum , while passive transfer...
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Persistent hypotension and splenic rupture in a patient with Plasmodium vivax and falciparum co-infection
Magazine article from: Journal of Postgraduate Medicine; 1/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...of 23x109/L. Thin blood smear revealed Plasmodium vivax rings, schizonts and gametocytes. Gametocyte and ring stages of Plasmodium falciparum were also seen. The parasitic index for Plasmodium falciparum and vivax (combined parasitaemia...
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Evaluation of the intra- and inter-specific genetic variability of Plasmodium lactate dehydrogenase.(Research)
Magazine article from: Malaria Journal; 10/25/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...is essential for energy production in Plasmodium [4]. The level of pLDH in the blood...sensitivity [7]. Here is the first study of Plasmodium LDH genetic variability as a possible...sensitivity of RDTs. Methods A total of eight Plasmodium species ( Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium...
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Plasmodium
Book article from: World of Microbiology and Immunology
Plasmodium Plasmodium is a genus of protozoa that has a life cycle that includes a human...and a mosquito. The genus consists predominantly of four species: Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium vivax, Plasmodium ovale, and Plasmodium...
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plasmodium
Book article from: A Dictionary of Biology
plasmodium (pl. plasmodia) A mass of cytoplasm containing many nuclei that comprises a stage in the life cycle of a plasmodial slime mould . The plasmodium is the vegetative phase of the slime mould, often seen as a slimy...
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net plasmodium
Book article from: A Dictionary of Plant Sciences
net plasmodium A plasmodium -like structure consisting of non-living matter laid down by a labyrinthulomycete cellular slime mould .
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Malaria and the Physiology of Parasitic Infections
Book article from: World of Microbiology and Immunology
...disease caused by a unicellular parasite known as Plasmodium. Although more than 100 different species of Plasmodium exist, only four types are known to infect humans including, Plasmodium falciparum, vivax, malariae, and ovale. While...
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slime mold
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...of protoplasm called a plasmodium, which creeps about by ameboid movement. Plasmodia often grow to a diameter...reproductive stage, a plasmodium moves to a drier, better...reproductive stage the plasmodium or pseudoplasmodium is...
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