Plasmodium lionatum n. sp. parasitizes the flying gecko, Ptychozoon lionatum, in southern Thailand. Schizonts were smaller than the host cell nucleus and produced 4 to 6 merozoites that were often ...

Malaria is the most deadly parasitic infection of humans, killing up to 1 million people per year. No vaccine is currently available, and the development of drug-resistant Plasmodium spp. is of ...