Plasmodium hermani
| Plasmodium hermani | |
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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. hermani
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| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium hermani Telford and Forrester, 1975
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Plasmodium hermani is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Huffia. As in all Plasmodium species, P. hermani has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are birds.
Description[edit]
This species was first described in 1975 by Telford and Forrester in a wild turkey.[1]
Geographical occurrence[edit]
This species is found in Florida, USA.
Vectors[edit]
Note: Cx. nigripalpus appears to be the main natural vector.
Clinical features and host pathology[edit]
This species infects knots (Calidris canutus), bobwhites (Colinus virginianus) and turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo).
Infection of turkeys causes anaemia, splenomegaly and decreased growth but is not normally fatal.
References[edit]
- ^ Telford S.R., Jr. and Forrester D.J. (1975) Plasmodium (Huffia) hermani sp. n. from wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) in Florida. J. Euk. Microbiol. 22 (3) 324-328
- ^ Forrester DJ, Nayar JK, Foster GW. (1980) Culex nigripalpus: a natural vector of wild turkey malaria (Plasmodium hermani) in Florida. J. Wildl. Dis. 16(3):391-394
- ^ Nayar JK, Young MD, Forrester DJ. (1981) Plasmodium hermani: experimental transmission by Culex salinarius and comparison with other susceptible florida mosquitoes. Exp. Parasitol. 51(3):431-437