A new species of Plasmodium from Malagasy vangas

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 926-930

  Savage, Amy F ^a,b   Ariey, Frederic ^a,c   Greiner, Ellis C ^a  

^a University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INSTITUT PASTEUR DE MADAGASCAR   (Madagascar)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; HEMOPARASITE; NEW SPECIES;

ARTICLE; BIRD; BIRD DISEASE; BLOOD SMEAR; CYTOPLASM; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ERYTHROCYTE; GAMETOCYTE; HAEMAMOEBA; MADAGASCAR; MEROZOITE; NEW SPECIES; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PLASMODIUM; PLASMODIUM PARVULUM; PLASMODIUM RELICTUM; PROTOZOON; SCHIZONT;

ANIMALS; ERYTHROCYTES; MADAGASCAR; MALARIA, AVIAN; MALE; PASSERIFORMES; PLASMODIUM;

COMOROS; INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

AVES; MALACONOTINAE; PLASMODIUM RELICTUM;

EID: 24944516129     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-431R.1     Document Type: Article

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