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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).
Human malaria is caused by four members of the genus Plasmodium, which goes through a complex life cycle.
Malaria, caused by parasites of the genus Plasmodium and usually transmitted by the bite of infected Anopheles mosquitoes, is endemic in many warm regions.
 
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