On the current existence of a coccidial line of development in the malaria parasites: a theory


Autoria(s): Malagon,Filiberto
Data(s)

01/01/1992

Resumo

Most opinion favors the origin of the malaria parasites from a coccidial ancestor. It is assumed that whatever the process through which the coccidia differentiated into a Plasmodium this phenomenon very probably occured millions of year ago, and during that differentiation process the original coccidia vanished. Therefore it has never repeated. At the light of some experiments the existence, at the present time, of a coccidial cycle of development in the malaria parasites, is proposed. The conection routes and mechanisms through which the malaria parasite changes to a coccidial life, and the routes in reverse are exposed. Transmission of the malaria-coccidial forms is suggested.

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Identificador

http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761992000700023

Idioma(s)

en

Publicador

Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde

Fonte

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz v.87 suppl.3 1992

Palavras-Chave #coccidia #Plasmodium differentation #Plasmodium evolution and development
Tipo

journal article