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Leucocytozoon buteonis microsatellites with flanking sequences

, 2015
Leucocytozoon buteonis microsatellites with flanking sequences developed by Chakarov et ...
Martina Boerner (3258594), Nayden Chakarov (359051), Alexander Goesmann (11354), Joseph Hoffman (3197109), Oliver Krüger (359052), Burkhard Linke (11362)   +5 more
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Environmental Drivers on Blue Tit Nest Microbiome: An Experimental Study

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 7, July 2026.
Elevated humidity and temperature altered nest microbial composition and its associations with parasitism and nestling condition. These findings identify nest microclimate as an important driver of nest microbiomes with consequences for avian development.
Marina García‐del Río, Tamara Martin‐Pozas, Sergio Sanchez‐Moral, Alejandro Cantarero, Francisco Castaño‐Vázquez, Yago Merino, Javier García‐Velasco, Santiago Merino   +7 more
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Chewing Lice From the Wings of Migrating Shorebirds: Diversity, Host Specificity, and Associations With Host Body Condition

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 7, July 2026.
We investigated the diversity, prevalence, and abundance of chewing lice in 1403 individuals representing 20 migratory shorebird species from the families Charadriidae and Scolopacidae, identifying 26 louse species through microscopy and DNA barcoding.
Maciej Bartos, Radosław Włodarczyk, Amelia Paszkowska, Tomasz Rewicz, Maciej Kamiński, Jan Rapczyński, Patryk Fiutek, Piotr Minias   +7 more
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Host Cells of Leucocytozoon (Haemosporida, Leucocytozoidae) Gametocytes, with Remarks on the Phylogenetic Importance of This Character

Pathogens, 2023
Leucocytozoon parasites remain poorly investigated in comparison to other haemosporidians. The host cell inhabited by their blood stages (gametocytes) remains insufficiently known.
Carolina Romeiro Fernandes Chagas, Mélanie Duc, Germán Alfredo Gutiérrez-Liberato, Gediminas Valkiūnas   +3 more
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Avian haemosporidian parasites of accipitriform raptors

Malaria Journal, 2022
Background The order Accipitriformes comprises the largest group of birds of prey with 260 species in four families. So far, 21 haemosporidian parasite species have been described from or reported to occur in accipitriform birds.
Josef Harl, Tanja Himmel, Gediminas Valkiūnas, Mikas Ilgūnas, Nora Nedorost, Julia Matt, Anna Kübber-Heiss, Amer Alic, Cornelia Konicek, Herbert Weissenböck   +9 more
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Haemosporidian infections limit physiological adaptation to elevation in birds: evidence from haemoglobin and fat reserves

Journal of Avian Biology, Volume 2026, Issue 4, July 2026.
Haemosporidian parasites are widely recognised as important drivers of avian physiology, with potential effects on oxygen transport and energy balance. These parasites infect red blood cells and consume host haemoglobin, reducing oxygen‐carrying capacity.
Zamekile D. Bhembe, Sara Padidar, Kat Bebbington, Sjouke A. Kingma, Machawe I. Maphalala, Ara Monadjem   +5 more
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Molecular detection of parasites and host preference in wild-caught Culicoides biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in Chiang Mai and Nakhon Si Thammarat Provinces, Thailand

Parasite
Culicoides biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) have been reported as potential vectors for haemoparasites. Information about host-vector-parasite specificity is required to confirm their status.
Kyi Soe Baby, Kaewmee Saowalak, Mano Chonlada, Pattanawong Urassaya, Tipparawong Nopporn, Siriyasatien Padet, Gatherer Derek, Urbaniak Michael D., Bates Paul A., Jariyapan Narissara   +9 more
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Birds of prey and the city: variation in immunity and parasites exposure along an urbanization gradient

Journal of Avian Biology, Volume 2026, Issue 4, July 2026.
Pathogens are major ecological and evolutionary forces, and the immune system is central to coping with these challenges. Environmental variation, including urbanisation, can alter both pathogen exposure and immune function, making it important to understand how responses vary across habitats.
Gianluca Damiani, Gábor Árpád Czirják, Gaia Porporato, Nayden Chacarov, Giacomo Dell'Omo, David Costantini   +5 more
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Comparative abundance of Leucocytozoon and MaRNAV-2 transcripts in Leucocytozoon-infected avian RNA-Seq libraries.

, 2019
Read counts from each RNA-seq data set that mapped to the Leucocytozoon mitochondrial Cox1 gene (light orange), MaRNAV-2 RdRp-like segment (light grey), and MaRNAV-2 Segment II (dark grey) sequences, determined using Bowtie2.
Kim A. Piera (7538009), Hafsa Rana (8201886), Timothy William (286967), Karrie Rose (129534), Miles P. Davenport (8201889), John-Sebastian Eden (251178), Edward C. Holmes (8067413), Matthew J. Grigg (7464944), Nicholas M. Anstey (7464926), Justine Charon (6335501)   +9 more
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Prevalence and Diversity of the Haemosporidian Blood Parasite Leucocytozoon in Sub-Saharan African Birds [PDF]

, 2016
Our knowledge of avian Haemosporidian parasites has increased dramatically with the advent and increased used of molecular technologies. Yet Leucocytozoon, a common avian parasite, remains relatively understudied.
Skeen, Heather
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