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genus Plasmodium

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Noun1.genus Plasmodium - type genus of the family Plasmodiidae
protoctist genus - any genus of Protoctista
class Sporozoa, Sporozoa - strictly parasitic protozoans that are usually immobile; includes plasmodia and coccidia and piroplasms and malaria parasites
malaria parasite, Plasmodium vivax, plasmodium - parasitic protozoan of the genus Plasmodium that causes malaria in humans


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Malaria, caused by protozoan parasites in the genus Plasmodium, is 1 disease identified as a potential threat to the conservation of orangutans (4).
Transmission of human and Macaque Plasmodium spp. to ex-captive ... by Lowenberger, Carl / Emerging Infectious Diseases
Human malaria is caused by four members of the genus Plasmodium, which goes through a complex life cycle.
Breakthroughs put the bite on malaria. (Innovations)(Cover Story) by Tenenbaum, David J. / Environmental Health Perspectives
Malaria, caused by parasites of the genus Plasmodium and usually transmitted by the bite of infected Anopheles mosquitoes, is endemic in many warm regions.
Malaria by Emerging Infectious Diseases
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