Epidemiological traits of the malaria-like parasite Polychromophilus murinus in the Daubenton’s bat Myotis daubentonii

Abstract Background The great diversity of bat haemosporidians is being uncovered with the help of molecular tools. Yet most of these studies provide only snapshots in time of the parasites discovered. Polychromophilus murinus, a malaria-like blood parasite, specialised on temperate-zone bats is a s...

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Main Authors: Fardo Witsenburg, Franziska Schneider, Philippe Christe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2014-12-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-014-0566-7