Plasmodium species infecting mammals other than primates

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The subgenus Vinckeia of Plasmodium was created by Garnham to accommodate the mammalian parasites other than those infecting primates. Species infecting lemurs have also been included in this subgenus.

P. aegyptensis, P. bergei, P. chabaudi, P. inopinatum, P. yoelli and P. vinckei infect rodents. P. bergei, P. chabaudi, P. yoelli and P. vinckei have been used to study malarial infections in the laboratory. Other members of this subgenus infect other mammalian hosts.

Contents 1 Host records 2 Subspecies 3 Less well documented species 4 Vectors 5 Notes

[edit] Host records

• P. aegyptensis - Egyptian grass rat (Arvicanthis noloticus)^[1]

• P. atheruri - African porcupine (Atherurus africanus), large vesper mouse (Calomys callosus) and Meriones unguiculatus

• P. berghei - the thicket rat (Grammomys surdaster)

• P. booliati - Malayan giant flying squirrel^[2]

• P. brodeni - elephant shrews (Petrodomus teradactylus)

• P. bubalis - water buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis)

• P. caprae - domestic goat (Capra hircus)

• P. cephalophi - the antelope (Cephalophus grimmi) and the grey duiker (Sylvicapra grimmia)^[3]

• P. cyclopsi - the bat (Hipposideros cyclops)^[4]

• P. odocoilei - white tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

• P. sandoshami - the Sunda flying lemur (Galeopterus variegatus)

• P. traguli - the mouse deer

• P. tyrio - the anteater (Manus pentadactyla)

• P. voltaicum - the fruit bat (Roussettus smithi)

• P. watteni - Formosan giant flying squirrel (Petaurista petaurista grandis)^[5]

[edit] Subspecies

• P. berghei - P. berghei yoelii

• P. chabaudi - P. chabaudi adami and P. chabaudi chabaudi

• P. melanipherum - P. melanipherum monosoma

• P. vinkei - P. vinckei brucechwatti, P. vinckei petteri and P. vinckei vinckei.

• P. yoellii - P. yoelli nigeriensis and P. yoelli yoelli.

[edit] Less well documented species

The species listed here from taken from Courtney and Roudabush^[6] should be regarded as dubious at least until such time as additional confirmation can be established.

P. achromaticum - the bat (Achromaticatus vesperuginis)

P. brodini - the jumping rat (Petrodromus tetradactylus)

P. melanipherum - Schreiber's bat (Miniopterus schreibersi)

P. melanipherum monosoma - the bat (Vesperugo abramus)

P. murinum - the bat (Vespertilio murinus)

[edit] Vectors

• Anopheles stephensi - P. atheruri, P berghei, P. chabaudi, P. yoelii

[edit] Notes

• Calomys callosus seems unlikely to be a natural host for P. atheruri as P. atheruri is found in Africa and Calomys callosus in South America.