Plasmodium knowlesi

species of parasitic protist that can cause malaria
Taxon taxon Q241594
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Plasmodium knowlesi

Summary

Plasmodium knowlesi is a taxon[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Plasmodium knowlesi's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Plasmodium knowlesi's instance of is recorded as parasite[4].
  • Plasmodium knowlesi is classified at the rank of species[5].
  • Robert Knowles is named after Plasmodium knowlesi[6].
  • Plasmodium knowlesi is classified within Q130948[7].
  • Plasmodium knowlesi's scientific name is Plasmodium knowlesi[8].
  • Plasmodium knowlesi's Commons category is recorded as Plasmodium knowlesi[9].
  • Plasmodium knowlesi's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'P. knowlesi'}[10].
  • Plasmodium knowlesi's has host is recorded as southern pig-tailed macaque[11].
  • Plasmodium knowlesi's has host is recorded as crab-eating macaque[12].
  • Plasmodium knowlesi's has host is recorded as Anopheles[13].
  • Plasmodium knowlesi's sequenced genome URL is recorded as https://protists.ensembl.org/Plasmodium_knowlesi[14].
  • Plasmodium knowlesi's sequenced genome URL is recorded as https://protists.ensembl.org/Plasmodium_knowlesi_gca_002140095[15].
  • Plasmodium knowlesi's sequenced genome URL is recorded as https://protists.ensembl.org/Plasmodium_knowlesi_strain_h_gca_900004885[16].

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Classification

Plasmodium knowlesi's scientific name is Plasmodium knowlesi[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[5]. It is classified within Q130948[7].

Discovery and Description

Robert Knowles is named after Plasmodium knowlesi[6].

Identifiers

Plasmodium knowlesi's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 5850[17].

Why It Matters

Plasmodium knowlesi has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . A critical review of the literature relating to the identification of the malarial parasites recorded from monkeys of the families Cercopithecidae and Colobidae. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . Ensembl Genomes. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . Ensembl Genomes. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . Ensembl Genomes. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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