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Plasmodium colombiense
Species of single-celled organism From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Plasmodium colombiense is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium.
Like all Plasmodium species P. colombiense has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles.
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Description
The parasite was first described by Ayala and Spain in 1976.[1]
Geographical occurrence
This species is found in Venezuela.
Clinical features and host pathology
The only known host of this parasite is the iguanid lizard Anolis auratus.
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