TWiP #10 - Plasmodium life cycle

Published: May 20, 2010, 2 a.m.

Vincent and Dickson trace the life cycle of\xa0Plasmodium in a mosquito and in a human host.

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Host links: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier

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  • Mosquito cycle - sporogany (jpg)
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  • Plasmodium falciparum cycle (jpg)
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  • Plasmodium vivax cycle (jpg)
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  • Plasmodium falciparum ring forms and gametocytes in blood (jpg)
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  • Plasmodium stages (jpg)
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  • Letters read on TWiP 10
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