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Plasmodium billcollinsi
Species of single-celled organism From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Plasmodium billcollinsi is a species of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Laverania.
It is a parasitic protozoan found in chimpanzees in Central Africa.[1] The parasite is named in honour of the malariologist William E. Collins.[2]
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Taxonomy
Both P. billcollinsi and P. billbrayi were suggested based on mtDNA and nuclear gene sequences, in addition to having been obtained from chimpanzee samples.[3] Plasmodium billcollinsi is located at the root between P. falciparum and P. reichenowi.[4]
Distribution
Analysis made on 1,261 samples revealed that at least six Plasmodium species circulate in great apes in Gabon, with P. billcollinsi being found faecal samples from 791 chimpanzees.[5]
Hosts
Along with P. reichenowi, P. billbrayi and P. gaboni, P. billcollinsi infects with malaria to only chimpanzees.[6] The parasite has been found in at least three subspecies: P. t. verus, P. t. troglodytes, and P. t. schweinfurthii.[4]
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