| first data on the genetic diversity of avian haemosporidians in china: cytochrome b lineages of the genera plasmodium and haemoproteus (haemosporida) from gansu province. | a total of 76 birds belonging to 23 species and 14 families was examined for the presence of plasmodium spp. and haemoproteus spp. birds were trapped at four localities in gansu province, china, in june-july 2011. dna was isolated from blood samples and parasite detection, and identification was based on pcr assays and sequences of 479 bp of cyt b gene. the total prevalence of haemosporidians was 21.0%. haemoproteus spp. were detected in 14 birds (prevalence 18.4%). the lineage cyapic1 from cyan ... | 2013 | 23851731 |
| further observations on in vitro hybridization of hemosporidian parasites: patterns of ookinete development in haemoproteus spp. | increasingly frequent outbreaks of zoonotic infections call for studies of wildlife parasites to reach a better understanding of the mechanisms of host switch, leading to the evolution of new diseases. however, speciation processes have been insufficiently addressed in experimental parasitology studies, primarily due to difficulties in determining and measuring mate-recognition signals in parasites. we investigated patterns of sexual process and ookinete development in avian haemoproteus (paraha ... | 2013 | 22924917 |
| haemoproteus minutus and haemoproteus belopolskyi (haemoproteidae): complete sporogony in the biting midge culicoides impunctatus (ceratopogonidae), with implications on epidemiology of haemoproteosis. | species of haemoproteus (haemoproteidae) are cosmopolitan haemosporidian parasites, some of which cause severe diseases in birds. numerous recent studies address molecular characterization, distribution and genetic diversity of haemoproteids. however, the information about their vectors is scarce. we investigated sporogonic development of two widespread species of haemoproteus (haemoproteus minutus and haemoproteus belopolskyi) in the experimentally infected biting midge culicoides impunctatus. ... | 2014 | 25102434 |
| molecular characterization and distribution of haemoproteus minutus (haemosporida, haemoproteidae): a pathogenic avian parasite. | recently, the lineage hturdus2 of haemoproteus minutus (haemosporida, haemoproteidae) was reported to cause mortality in captive parrots. this parasite lineage is widespread and prevalent in the blackbird turdus merula throughout its entire distribution range. species identity of other closely related lineages recently reported in dead parrots remains unclear, but will be important to determine for a better understanding of the epidemiology of haemoproteosis. using polymerase chain reaction (pcr ... | 2013 | 23557683 |
| in vitro hybridization of haemoproteus spp.: an experimental approach for direct investigation of reproductive isolation of parasites. | in spite of their potential as model organisms and their medical importance, parasite speciation processes have been insufficiently discussed in the general literature. scarcity of experimental data regarding reproductive isolation of parasites is a serious obstacle. toward this end we developed a method for the investigation of hybridization of hemosporidian parasites in vitro. five species of haemoproteus (haemosporida, haemoproteidae) were isolated from naturally infected passerine birds. the ... | 2008 | 19127967 |