Characterization of Plasmodium relictum, a cosmopolitan agent of avian malaria

Characterization of Plasmodium relictum, a cosmopolitan agent of avian malaria

Abstract Background Microscopic research has shown that Plasmodium relictum is the most common agent of avian malaria. Recent molecular studies confirmed this conclusion and identified several mtDNA lineages, suggesting the existence of significant intra-species genetic variation or cryptic speciati...

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Main Authors: Gediminas Valkiūnas, Mikas Ilgūnas, Dovilė Bukauskaitė, Karin Fragner, Herbert Weissenböck, Carter T. Atkinson, Tatjana A. Iezhova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Plasmodium relictum
Birds
Morphological and molecular characterization
Review
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-018-2325-2

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