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Mapping the Space of Genomic Signatures

, 2014
We propose a computational method to measure and visualize interrelationships among any number of DNA sequences allowing, for example, the examination of hundreds or thousands of complete mitochondrial genomes.
Bryans, Nathaniel, Dattani, Nikesh S., Davis, Katelyn, Hill, Kathleen A., Karamichalis, Rallis, Kari, Lila, Sayem, Abu S.   +6 more
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Unraveling Occurrence Patterns and Diversity of Avian Malaria Parasites in Iberian Obligate and Facultative Scavenger Birds

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Low overall haemosporidian occurrence (3.4%; 13/383). Unexpected high lineage diversity (10 new host–parasite interactions). Novel Leucocytozoon lineage (GYPBAR01) in all European vultures except the griffon vulture. Plasmodium relictum (lineage SGS1) in adult red kites.
Pilar Oliva‐Vidal, Jaime Muriel, Alfonso Marzal, Grethell Mabel López del Aguila, José María Martínez, Antoni Margalida   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Genomic Content in Avian Haemosporidian Parasites Suggests Co‐Regulation of Apicoplast and Mitochondrial Nucleoids

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Apicoplast genomic content and mitochondrial genomic content were found to be strongly correlated (rho = 0.93) for infections going from low to high. Apicoplast and mitochondrial genomic content were deemed as more predictive factors of parasitemia for different infection intensities.
Gaia Porporato, Peter Pibaque, Alanis Cruz Flores, Simone Cescutti, Nayden Chakarov   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Leucocytozoon cariamae n. sp. and Haemoproteus pulcher coinfection in Cariama cristata (Aves: Cariamiformes): first mitochondrial genome analysis and morphological description of a leucocytozoid in Brazil

Parasitology, 2023
The distribution of avian haemosporidians of the genus Leucocytozoon in the Neotropics remains poorly understood. Recent studies confirmed their presence in the region using molecular techniques alone, but evidence for gametocytes and data on putative ...
Lis Marques de C. Vieira, Pedro Henrique O. Pereira, Daniel Ambrózio da Rocha Vilela, Irène Landau, M. Andreína Pacheco, Ananias A. Escalante, Francisco C. Ferreira, Érika Martins Braga, L. C. Ranford-Cartwright   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Factors affecting the distribution of haemosporidian parasites within an oceanic island [PDF]

, 2017
Understanding how different ecological and evolutionary processes influence the distribution of pathogens within the environment is important from many perspectives including wildlife epidemiology, evolutionary ecology and conservation.
Agudo, Altman, Anderson, Apanius, Asghar, Asghar, Atkinson, Barrientos, Beadell, Beck-Johnson, Bensch, Brown, Burnham, Burnham, Carrete, Clegg, Cody, Cornuault, del-Arco, Drovetski, Dybdahl, Ellis, Emerson, Ewing, Expósito, Fairfield, Fallon, Fialho, Futuyma, Galardo, Garamszegi, Gonzalez-Quevedo, Gonzalez-Quevedo, Griffiths, Guthmann, Gutiérrez-López, Hall, Harter, Hellgren, Hellgren, Hellgren, Hellgren, Hijmans, Illera, Illera, Illera, Illera, Ishtiaq, Ishtiaq, Jovani, Juan, Kaiser, Lachish, Lapointe, LaPointe, Laurance, Lima, Loiseau, MacLeod, Martínez-de la Puente, Mata, Matson, May, Medeiros, Medeiros, Mordecai, Oakgrove, Okanga, Olsson-Pons, Paaijmans, Patz, Posada, Poulin, Poulin, Poulin, Poulin, Pérez-Rodríguez, Pérez-Rodríguez, Pérez-Tris, Richards, Richardson, Ricklefs, Ricklefs, Ronquist, Santiago-Alarcón, Sehgal, Smit, Smit, Smith, Spurgin, Spurgin, Stervander, Svensson-Coelho, Szöllősi, Tella, Waldenström, Wetzel, Wikelski, Wilder, Wood, Yorinks, Zamora-Vilchis   +101 more
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Domination Versus Sisterhoods in the Blood Microbiota of Migrating Birds: Patterns of Within‐ and Between‐Individual Blood Parasite Diversity Revealed Through Metabarcoding

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Avian haemosporidian blood parasites are typically identified through Sanger sequencing of a partial cytochrome b fragment, the MalAvi barcoding region. Next‐generation sequencing is seldom used for avian blood parasite identification; this study demonstrates a higher detection rate of co‐infections via metabarcoding and its possible implications ...
Peter Pibaque, Gaia Porporato, Simone Cescutti, Alanis Cruz‐Flores, Tobias Busche, Anika Winker, Tim Maximilian Rapp, Patrick Bergkamp, Anna Doneva, Nayden Chakarov   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Urbanization and Vector Species Shape Avian Malaria Prevalence in Mosquitoes

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Avian malaria prevalence was assessed in two mosquito species across urban and peri‐urban habitats. No infections were detected in either species in urban areas, while a 2.53% prevalence was found in the native Culex pipiens from peri‐urban sites, highlighting the influence of urbanization on parasite transmission dynamics.
Paula Parra, Jesús Veiga, Marta Garrigós, Guillermo Panisse, Mario Garrido, Josué Martínez‐de la Puente   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Does haemosporidian infection affect hematological and biochemical profiles of the endangered Black-fronted piping-guan (Aburria jacutinga)? [PDF]

, 2013
Infectious diseases can cause deleterious effects on bird species, leading to population decline and extinction. Haemosporidia can be recognized by their negative effects on host fitness, including reproductive success and immune responses. In captivity,
Alley, Andrezj, Atkinson, Atkinson, Atkinson, Belo, Belo, Bensch, Booth, Braga, Campbell, Campbell, Cardona, Davidar, Deem, Del Hoyo, Desser, Dulfa, Ewing, Ewing, Fallon, Fecchio, Fecchio, Fenton, Ferrell, Fix, Gordon, Hakkarainen, Hasegawa, Hellgren, Huelsenbeck, Inci, Jarvi, Kilpatrick, Kim, Korpimaki, Lebarbenchon, Martinsen, Marzal, Marzal, Miller, Natt, Nazifi, Olias, Outlaw, Pacheco, Pedersen, Remple, Ribeiro, Ricklefs, Sambrook, Samour, Sanz, Smith, Tamura, Thompson, Valkiūnas, van Riper, Williams   +58 more
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An updated checklist of Culicoides Latreille, 1809 biting midges from the highlands of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo Une liste mise à jour des moucherons piqueurs de Culicoides Latreille, 1809 des hautes terres de l'est de la République démocratique du Congo

Medical and Veterinary Entomology, EarlyView.
The highlands of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are home to critically endangered eastern gorillas (Gorilla beringei). Climate change could increase the abundance and distribution of Culicoides‐borne diseases. We utilized morphological and molecular techniques to identify Culicoides spp.
Alisa Kubala, Kristin Warren, Rudolf Meiswinkel, Michael Cranfield, Ian Robertson, Lian Yeap, Rebecca Vaughan‐Higgins, Radar Nishuli, Eddy Kambale Syaluha, Jean‐Paul Kabemba Lukusa, Martin Kabuyaya Balyananzi, Yvonne‐Marie Linton   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Haemoparasites in endemic and non-endemic passerine birds from central Mexico highlands

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2020
Haemosporidian parasites of birds are found worldwide and include the genera Haemoproteus, Plasmodium and Leucocytozoon. Infection with haemosporidian parasites can affect host physical condition and reproductive success.
Daphne Villalva-Pasillas, J.P. Medina, Edgardo Soriano-Vargas, David Alejo Martínez-Hernández, Michele García-Conejo, Karla Patricia Galindo-Sánchez, Jessica Mariana Sánchez-Jasso, Martín Talavera-Rojas, Celene Salgado-Miranda   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source