Multiple host-switching of Haemosporidia parasites in bats

BACKGROUND: There have been reported cases of host-switching in avian and lizard species of Plasmodium (Apicomplexa, Haemosporidia), as well as in those infecting different primate species. However, no evidence has previously been found for host-swapping between wild birds and mammals. METHODS: This...

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Autores principales: Duval, Linda, Robert, Vincent, Csorba, Gabor, Hassanin, Alexandre, Randrianarivelojosia, Milijaona, Walston, Joe, Nhim, Thy, Goodman, Steve M, Ariey, Frédéric
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2212651/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18045505
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-6-157
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: There have been reported cases of host-switching in avian and lizard species of Plasmodium (Apicomplexa, Haemosporidia), as well as in those infecting different primate species. However, no evidence has previously been found for host-swapping between wild birds and mammals. METHODS: This paper presents the results of the sampling of blood parasites of wild-captured bats from Madagascar and Cambodia. The presence of Haemosporidia infection in these animals is confirmed and cytochrome b gene sequences were used to construct a phylogenetic analysis. RESULTS: Results reveal at least three different and independent Haemosporidia evolutionary histories in three different bat lineages from Madagascar and Cambodia. CONCLUSION: Phylogenetic analysis strongly suggests multiple host-switching of Haemosporidia parasites in bats with those from avian and primate hosts.

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