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'''Plasmodium girardi''' is a malaria parasite affecting [[lemur]]s. Discovered in 1951 the blood of a
'''Plasmodium girardi''' is a malaria parasite affecting [[lemur]]s. Discovered in 1951 the blood of a
''fulvus rufus'' (red-fronted lemur), the specie was named after Dr. G. Girard, the former director of the [[Pasteur Institute|Pasteur Institute of Tananarive]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Plasmodium girardi |url=https://mcdinternational.org/trainings/malaria/english/dpdx5/HTML/PDF_Files/PrimateMalariasChapters/chap_27.pdf |website=mcdinternational.org |accessdate=9 August 2020}}</ref>
''fulvus rufus'' (red-fronted lemur), the specie was named after Dr. G. Girard, the former director of the [[Pasteur Institute|Pasteur Institute of Tananarive]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Plasmodium girardi |url=https://mcdinternational.org/trainings/malaria/english/dpdx5/HTML/PDF_Files/PrimateMalariasChapters/chap_27.pdf |website=mcdinternational.org |accessdate=9 August 2020}}</ref> ''[[Plasmodium girardi|P girardi]]'' is one of the four species of ''Plasmodium'' that have been described from lemurs, along with ''[[Plasmodium foleyi|P. foleyi]]'',
''[[Plasmodium lemuris|P. lemuris]]'' and an unnamed species.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=GARNHAM |first1=P. C. C. |last2=UILENBERG |first2=G. |title=Malaria parasites of lemurs |journal=Annales de Parasitologie |url=https://www.parasite-journal.org/articles/parasite/pdf/1975/04/parasite1975504p409.pdf}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 03:23, 9 August 2020

Plasmodium girardi is a malaria parasite affecting lemurs. Discovered in 1951 the blood of a fulvus rufus (red-fronted lemur), the specie was named after Dr. G. Girard, the former director of the Pasteur Institute of Tananarive.[1] P girardi is one of the four species of Plasmodium that have been described from lemurs, along with P. foleyi, P. lemuris and an unnamed species.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Plasmodium girardi" (PDF). mcdinternational.org. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  2. ^ GARNHAM, P. C. C.; UILENBERG, G. "Malaria parasites of lemurs" (PDF). Annales de Parasitologie.