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A New Saurian Malarial Parasite Plasmodium balli from Panama
Author(s) -
TELFORD SAM R.
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
the journal of protozoology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.067
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1550-7408
pISSN - 0022-3921
DOI - 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1969.tb02295.x
Subject(s) - gametocyte , biology , plasmodium (life cycle) , panama , parasite hosting , host (biology) , virology , malaria , immunology , ecology , plasmodium falciparum , world wide web , computer science
SYNOPSIS.Plasmodium balli sp. nov. is described from Anolis lionotus and A. poecilopus of central Panama. Large, elongate gametocytes and segmenters containing up to 100 merozoites are produced by P. balli. Proerythrocytes and normoblasts are more commonly parasitized than erythrocytes. Pigment is uncommon, but when present consists of a minute dot. Hypertrophy, distortion and lysis of host cell nuclei may result from parasitization of immature blood cells by gametocytes, while enucleated host cells are common.