Table 3 Plasmodium are parasites known as causative agents of malaria in different hosts and geographic regions
From: Alignment-free phylogeny of whole genomes using underlying subwords
Parasite | Host | Region | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
P. berghei | rodent | Africa | 18.5 Mbp |
P. chabaudi | rodent | Africa | 18.8 Mbp |
P. falciparum | human | Africa, Asia & S./C. America | 23.3 Mbp |
P. knowlesi | macaque | Southeast Asia | 23.7 Mbp |
P. vivax | human | Africa, Asia & S./C. America | 22.6 Mbp |