Organisms

Plasmodium knowlesi

A protozoan parasite from Southeast Asia that causes monkey malaria. It is naturally acquired by man in Malaysia and can also be transmitted experimentally to humans.

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Abstract

A protozoan parasite from Southeast Asia that causes monkey malaria. It is naturally acquired by man in Malaysia and can also be transmitted experimentally to humans.

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Synonyms

2 entry terms
  • Plasmodium knowlesus
  • knowlesi, Plasmodium

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Aspects Covered

17 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

infection: coordinate IM with MALARIA (IM); coordinate with specific protozoan terms (ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN, etc) if pertinent

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History Note

92

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Previous Indexing

  • Plasmodium (1966-1991)

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  1. B01w.043w.075w.380w.611w.610w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Plasmodium knowlesi. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016790. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016790
  2. Plasmodium knowlesi. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasmodium_knowlesi
  3. Plasmodium knowlesi. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q241594