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First Molecular Detection of Polychromophilus Parasites in Brazilian Bat Species [PDF]

Microorganisms, 2021
Blood parasites of the Haemosporida order, such as the Plasmodium spp. responsible for malaria, have become the focus of many studies in evolutionary biology.
Guilherme Augusto Minozzo, Bruno da Silva Mathias, Irina Nastassja Riediger, Lilian de Oliveira Guimarães, Carolina Clares dos Anjos, Eliana Ferreira Monteiro, Andrea Pires dos Santos, Alexander Welker Biondo, Karin Kirchgatter   +8 more
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Polychromophilus (Haemosporida: Plasmodiidae): A review of association with bats (Mammalia, Chiroptera) and the first record in the Neotropical bat, Myotis albescens (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) from Colombia [PDF]

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
Some species within the family Plasmodiidae (Haemosporida) have been extensively studied due to their implications for human health. However, for other haemosporidians that infect wild animals the knowledge is limited.
Diego Fernando Ceballos-Pérez, Johnathan Alvarez-Londoño, Héctor E. Ramírez-Chaves, Fredy A. Rivera-Páez   +3 more
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Polychromophilus melanipherus and haemoplasma infections not associated with clinical signs in southern bent-winged bats (Miniopterus orianae bassanii) and eastern bent-winged bats (Miniopterus orianae oceanensis) [PDF]

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2019
While bats are often viewed as carriers of infectious disease agents, little research has been conducted on the effects these pathogens may have on the bat populations themselves.
Peter H. Holz, Linda F. Lumsden, Alistair R. Legione, Jasmin Hufschmid   +3 more
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First investigation of blood parasites of bats in Burkina Faso detects Hepatocystis parasites and infections with diverse Trypanosoma spp. [PDF]

Parasitol Res, 2023
Bats are hosts to a large diversity of eukaryotic protozoan blood parasites that comprise species of Trypanosoma and different haemosporidian parasite taxa and bats have played an important role in the evolutionary history of both parasite groups ...
Thiombiano NG, Boungou M, Chabi BAM, Oueda A, Werb O, Schaer J.   +5 more
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First molecular investigation of haemosporidian parasites in Thai bat species [PDF]

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2020
Malaria parasites in the phylum Apicomplexa (Order: Haemosporida) infect diverse vertebrates and invertebrate hosts. At least seven genera of haemosporidian parasites have been described to exclusively infect bats.
Apinya Arnuphapprasert, Elizabeth Riana, Thongchai Ngamprasertwong, Monsicha Wangthongchaicharoen, Pipat Soisook, Suchansa Thanee, Phanaschakorn Bhodhibundit, Morakot Kaewthamasorn   +7 more
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First report of the bat fly species Basilia italica in Romania [PDF]

Biodiversity Data Journal, 2021
Bat flies are haematophagous ectoparasites, highly specialised to bats and are also considered to have vectorial potential for several pathogens like Bartonella spp. or Polychromophilus spp.
Áron Péter, Andrei Mihalca, Attila Sándor   +2 more
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A new haemosporidian parasite from the Red-legged Seriema Cariama cristata (Cariamiformes, Cariamidae) [PDF]

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2022
Haemoproteids (Haemosporida, Haemoproteidae) are a diverse group of avian blood parasites that are transmitted by hematophagous dipterans. In this study, we describe Haemoproteus pulcher sp. nov.
Ralph Eric Thijl Vanstreels, Carolina Clares dos Anjos, Hassan Jerdy Leandro, Andréa de Moraes Carvalho, Allan Poltronieri Santos, Leandro Egert, Renata Hurtado, Eulogio Carlos Queiróz de Carvalho, Érika Martins Braga, Karin Kirchgatter   +9 more
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Blood Parasites and Wildlife: The Development of a Discipline. [PDF]

Integr Zool
Changes in our knowledge on blood parasite infections of wild animals in the last 30 years is reviewed with emphasis on taxonomy and phylogeny, impact of infections on fitness, and distribution of blood parasites. ABSTRACT In the last 30 years, the area of the study of parasitism caused by blood parasite infections on wildlife has suffered an ...
Merino S.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Comparative Community Ecology Reveals Conserved Ectoparasite Microbiomes Amidst Variable Host and Environment Microbiomes. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Our results indicate that ectoparasite microbiomes are highly conserved and specific. In contrast, we found high geographic variation in host and environmental microbiomes, suggesting that there may be a constraint on blood‐feeding insect ectoparasites to maintain a specific microbiome.
Speer KA, Víquez-R L, Frick WF, Ibarra A, Simmons NB, Dittmar K, Calderón RS, Preciado R, Medellín R, Tschapka M, Sommer S, Perkins SL.   +11 more
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Bat Flies and Their Microparasites: Current Knowledge and Distribution. [PDF]

Front Vet Sci, 2019
Bats are the second most diverse mammalian group, playing keystone roles in ecosystems but also act as reservoir hosts for numerous pathogens. Due to their colonial habits which implies close contacts between individuals, bats are often parasitized by ...
Szentiványi T, Christe P, Glaizot O.
europepmc   +6 more sources