Plasmodium berghei, light microscopy - HD 影片檔

Coloured light microscopy of red blood cells infected with Plasmodium berghei protozoa. P. berghei is the parasite that causes malaria in mice. The infected blood cells have a spiky shape. P. berghei is transmitted by the female Anopheles dureni mosquito. P. berghei cannot cause disease in humans but is used as a model organism for malaria research.