What is Plasmodium? A Basic Definition

Plasmodium \Plas*mo"di*um\, n.; pl. Plasmodia. [NL. See
  
         Plasma.]
   1. (Biol.) A
         jellylike mass of free
         protoplasm, without any
      union of am[oe]boid cells,
         and endowed with life and power
      of motion.
     
         [1913 Webster]

   2. (Zool.) A naked mobile mass of
         protoplasm, formed by the
      union of several
         am[oe]balike young, and constituting one
      of the
         stages in the life cycle of Mycetozoa and other low
     
         organisms.
      [1913 Webster]
      [1913 Webster]

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Off-site Plasmodium Links, User Submitted

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Fri Sep 5

• Study: Delaying evolution of drug resistance in malaria parasite possible: from Grapevine, 5 Sep 2008

Tue Jul 22

• Malaria control goals are likely to be unachievable: from Grapevine, 22 Jul 2008

Sat Jun 28

• S0129626407003 150.pdf (application/p df Object)

Mon May 5

• Diagram of life cycle of plasmodium parasite: The life cycle is very complex, but this diagram does a good job of summarising the stages.
• Nice animation of the life cycle of the plasmodium parasite (Wellcome Trust): About as simple as you're likely to find.

Mon Apr 28

• bio44.swf (application/x -shockwave-fla sh Object)

Sat Apr 19

• Plasmodium falciparum isolate origins

Wed Feb 20

• Howe Lab - Group Members
• In vitro assay to determine te sensitivity to Plasmodium vivax,: Antimicrobial Agents and Chemoterapy

Mon Feb 11

• Malaria

Tue Feb 5

• Plasmodium falciparum

Sun Feb 3

• WEHI Research Faculty - Professor Alan Cowman

Fri Jan 25

• Supplemental Data

Mon Nov 19

• PlasmoDB : The Plasmodium genome resource

Off-site Plasmodium Research Links

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