Phylogeny of Hepatocystis parasites of Australian flying foxes reveals distinct parasite clade
Hepatocystis parasites are close relatives of mammalian Plasmodium species and infect a range of primates and bats. Here, we present the phylogenetic relationships of Hepatocystis parasites of three Australian flying fox species. Multilocus phylogenetic analysis revealed that Hepatocystis parasites...
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| author | Juliane Schaer Lee McMichael Anita N. Gordon Daniel Russell Kai Matuschewski Susan L. Perkins Hume Field Michelle Power |
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| description | Hepatocystis parasites are close relatives of mammalian Plasmodium species and infect a range of primates and bats. Here, we present the phylogenetic relationships of Hepatocystis parasites of three Australian flying fox species. Multilocus phylogenetic analysis revealed that Hepatocystis parasites of Pteropus species from Australia and Asia form a distinct clade that is sister to all other Hepatocystis parasites of primates and bats from Africa and Asia. No patterns of host specificity were recovered within the Pteropus-specific parasite clade and the Hepatocystis sequences from all three Australian host species sampled fell into two divergent clades. Keywords: Haemosporida, Hepatocystis, Chiroptera, Malaria, Pteropus, Australia |
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| spelling | doaj.art-52a2d88096d44644a69f2e4e658423162022-12-22T01:32:11ZengElsevierInternational Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife2213-22442018-08-0172207212Phylogeny of Hepatocystis parasites of Australian flying foxes reveals distinct parasite cladeJuliane Schaer0Lee McMichael1Anita N. Gordon2Daniel Russell3Kai Matuschewski4Susan L. Perkins5Hume Field6Michelle Power7Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, North Ryde, 2109, Australia; Department of Molecular Parasitology, Institute of Biology, Humboldt University, 10117, Berlin, Germany; Corresponding author. Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, North Ryde, 2109, Australia.School of Veterinary Science, University of Queensland, Gatton Campus, Gatton, QLD, 4343, AustraliaBiosecurity Sciences Laboratory, Health and Food Science Precinct, 39 Kessels Rd, Coopers Plains, Queensland, 4108, AustraliaDepartment of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, North Ryde, 2109, AustraliaDepartment of Molecular Parasitology, Institute of Biology, Humboldt University, 10117, Berlin, GermanySackler Institute for Comparative Genomics, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY, 10024, USAEcoHealth Alliance, New York, NY, 10001, USADepartment of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, North Ryde, 2109, AustraliaHepatocystis parasites are close relatives of mammalian Plasmodium species and infect a range of primates and bats. Here, we present the phylogenetic relationships of Hepatocystis parasites of three Australian flying fox species. Multilocus phylogenetic analysis revealed that Hepatocystis parasites of Pteropus species from Australia and Asia form a distinct clade that is sister to all other Hepatocystis parasites of primates and bats from Africa and Asia. No patterns of host specificity were recovered within the Pteropus-specific parasite clade and the Hepatocystis sequences from all three Australian host species sampled fell into two divergent clades. Keywords: Haemosporida, Hepatocystis, Chiroptera, Malaria, Pteropus, Australiahttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213224418300427 |
| spellingShingle | Juliane Schaer Lee McMichael Anita N. Gordon Daniel Russell Kai Matuschewski Susan L. Perkins Hume Field Michelle Power Phylogeny of Hepatocystis parasites of Australian flying foxes reveals distinct parasite clade International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife |
| title | Phylogeny of Hepatocystis parasites of Australian flying foxes reveals distinct parasite clade |
| title_full | Phylogeny of Hepatocystis parasites of Australian flying foxes reveals distinct parasite clade |
| title_fullStr | Phylogeny of Hepatocystis parasites of Australian flying foxes reveals distinct parasite clade |
| title_full_unstemmed | Phylogeny of Hepatocystis parasites of Australian flying foxes reveals distinct parasite clade |
| title_short | Phylogeny of Hepatocystis parasites of Australian flying foxes reveals distinct parasite clade |
| title_sort | phylogeny of hepatocystis parasites of australian flying foxes reveals distinct parasite clade |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213224418300427 |
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