Plasmodium japonicum explained

Plasmodium japonicum is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium.

Like all Plasmodium species P. japonicum has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are birds.

Description

The parasite was first described by Ishiguro in 1957.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Manwell . R. D. . 1966 . Plasmodium japonicum, P. juxtanucleare and P. nucleophilum in the Far East . The Journal of Protozoology . 13 . 1 . 8–11 . 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1966.tb01860.x . 5912391.

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