Patterns of Plasmodium homocircumflexum virulence in experimentally infected passerine birds

Patterns of Plasmodium homocircumflexum virulence in experimentally infected passerine birds

Abstract Background Avian malaria parasites (genus Plasmodium) are cosmopolitan and some species cause severe pathologies or even mortality in birds, yet their virulence remains fragmentally investigated. Understanding mechanisms and patterns of virulence during avian Plasmodium infections is crucia...

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Main Authors: Mikas Ilgūnas, Dovilė Bukauskaitė, Vaidas Palinauskas, Tatjana Iezhova, Karin Fragner, Elena Platonova, Herbert Weissenböck, Gediminas Valkiūnas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Avian malaria
Plasmodium
Birds
Phanerozoites
Pathology
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-019-2810-2

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