The most severe form of human malaria is caused by Plasmodium falciparum. Its virulence is closely linked to the increase in rigidity and cytoadhesion of infected erythrocytes, which obstruct blood flow to vital organs. Unlike other human-infecting Plasmodium species, P. falciparum exports a family ...
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens (Human) Plasmodium falciparum (isolate 3D7) Plasmodium knowlesi strain H