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A new protocol for absolute quantification of haemosporidian parasites in raptors and comparison with current assays

BACKGROUND: Accurate quantification of infection intensity is essential to estimate infection patterns of avian haemosporidian parasites in order to understand the evolution of host-parasite associations. Traditional microscopy is cost-effective but requires high-quality blood smears and considerabl...

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Autores principales: Huang, Xi, Huang, Di, Liang, Yuge, Zhang, Linlin, Yang, Guocheng, Liu, Boye, Peng, Yangyang, Deng, Wenhong, Dong, Lu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7368712/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32680557
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-020-04195-y