
Plasmodium | Malaria, Parasite & Apicomplexan | Britannica
5 天之前 · Plasmodium, a genus of parasitic protozoans of the sporozoan subclass Coccidia that are the causative organisms of malaria. Plasmodium, which infects red blood cells in …
Plasmodium—a brief introduction to the parasites causing human malaria ...
Unlike the Plasmodium species that infect mammals, avian malaria parasites develop and produce infectious sporozoites in non-anopheline mosquitoes. This implies that mammalian …
Plasmodium Sporozoite Biology - PMC
Plasmodium sporozoite transmission is a critical population bottleneck in parasite life-cycle progression and, hence, a target for prophylactic drugs and vaccines. The recent progress of a …
Plasmodium - Wikipedia
Plasmodium is a genus of unicellular eukaryotes that are obligate parasites of vertebrates and insects. The life cycles of Plasmodium species involve development in a blood-feeding insect …
CDC - DPDx - Malaria
During a blood meal, a malaria-infected female Anopheles mosquito inoculates sporozoites into the human host . Sporozoites infect liver cells and mature into schizonts , which rupture and …
A Long and Winding Road: The Plasmodium Sporozoite's Journey …
The Plasmodium sporozoite, the infectious stage of the malaria parasite, makes a remarkable journey in its mammalian host. Here we review our current knowledge of the molecular and …
Plasmodium sporozoite motility: an update - PubMed
2012年1月1日 · Here, we highlight and discuss recent findings collected in Plasmodium sporozoites and related parasites that shed new light on the biological significance of …
Plasmodium Sporozoite Biology - PubMed
2017年5月1日 · Plasmodium sporozoite transmission is a critical population bottleneck in parasite life-cycle progression and, hence, a target for prophylactic drugs and vaccines. The recent …
Apicomplexan | Parasitic, Protozoan, Plasmodium | Britannica
apicomplexan, any protozoan of the (typically) spore-producing phylum Apicomplexa, which is called by some authorities Sporozoa. All apicomplexans are parasitic and lack contractile …
The Plasmodium sporozoite journey: a rite of passage - Cell Press
Sporozoites are the most versatile of the invasive stages of the Plasmodium life cycle. During their passage within the mosquito vector and the vertebrate host, sporozoites display diverse …