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Plasmodium <genus>

Known as: Plasmodium sp., plasmodium sps, Plasmodium sp 
A genus of protozoa that comprise the malaria parasites of mammals. Four species infect humans (although occasional infections with primate malarias… 
National Institutes of Health

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AntimalarialsMalariaMicrobiologicalPlasmodium falciparum Ab:ACnc:Pt:Ser:Qn

Broader (2)

ApicomplexaSporozoea

Narrower (5)

Plasmodium bergheiPlasmodium falciparumPlasmodium gallinaceumPlasmodium knowlesi

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Highly Cited
2014
Highly Cited
2014
High proportion of knowlesi malaria in recent malaria cases in Malaysia
BackgroundPlasmodium knowlesi is a simian parasite that has been recognized as the fifth species causing human malaria. Naturally… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Anopheles gambiae Immune Responses to Human and Rodent Plasmodium Parasite Species
Transmission of malaria is dependent on the successful completion of the Plasmodium lifecycle in the Anopheles vector. Major… 
Review
2006
Review
2006
Metabolic maps and functions of the Plasmodium mitochondrion.
The mitochondrion of Plasmodium species is a validated drug target. However, very little is known about the functions of this… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Detection of Four Plasmodium Species in Blood from Humans by 18S rRNA Gene Subunit-Based and Species-Specific Real-Time PCR Assays
ABSTRACT There have been reports of increasing numbers of cases of malaria among migrants and travelers. Although microscopic… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Molecular dissection of water and glycerol permeability of the aquaglyceroporin from Plasmodium falciparum by mutational analysis.
The selectivity of aquaporins for water and solutes is determined by pore diameter. Paradoxically, the wider pores of glycerol… 
Review
2001
Review
2001
Evidence for different mechanisms of chloroquine resistance in 2 Plasmodium species that cause human malaria.
Chloroquine (CQ)-resistant Plasmodium vivax malaria was first reported 12 years ago, nearly 30 years after the recognition of CQ… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Genetic diversity and dynamics of Plasmodium falciparum and P. vivax populations in multiply infected children with asymptomatic malaria infections in Papua New Guinea
We describe the dynamics of co-infections of Plasmodium falciparum and P. vivax in 28 asymptomatic children by genotyping these… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Structure and expression of a post-transcriptionally regulated malaria gene encoding a surface protein from the sexual stages of Plasmodium berghei.
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Plasmodium falciparum appears to have arisen as a result of lateral transfer between avian and human hosts.
It has been proposed that the acquisition of Plasmodium falciparum by man is a relatively recent event and that the sustained… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Evolutionary relatedness of Plasmodium species as determined by the structure of DNA.
Malaria parasites can be grouped evolutionarily by analysis of DNA composition and genome arrangement. Those that vary widely… 
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