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Haemosporidian parasites of Reptiles and birds from Gabon, Central Africa

Haemosporidian parasites of Reptiles and birds from Gabon, Central Africa AbstractHaemosporidian parasites are protozoans that infect many different vertebrates hosts. Re-examination of the diversity of haemosporidian parasites, using molecular tools, has generally led to rearrangements of traditional classifications. In this study, we explored the diversity of haemosporidian parasites infecting two genera of vertebrates living in the forests of Gabon, by analyzing a collection of 128 samples of reptiles and birds. We found that samples from two tortoise species (Pelusios castaneus and Kinixys erosa) and three bird species (Turtur afer, Ceratogymna atrata and Agelastes niger) were infected by Haemocystidium spp. and Parahaemoproteus spp., respectively. From an ecological point of view, these lineages of parasites do not show host specificity because we have obtained many host species infected with these parasites. However, phylogenetic analyses revealed that the obtained lineages are similar to isolates from other continents. Thus, our results show that haemosporidian parasites are infecting vertebrates and could circulate in many wild animals in the Gabon forest. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The Journal of Parasitology Allen Press

Haemosporidian parasites of Reptiles and birds from Gabon, Central Africa

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The Journal of Parasitology : 1 – Aug 30, 2016

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Publisher
Allen Press
Copyright
American Society of Parasitologists 2017
Subject
Regular Article
ISSN
0022-3395
eISSN
1937-2345
DOI
10.1645/16-118
pmid
28509658
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Abstract

AbstractHaemosporidian parasites are protozoans that infect many different vertebrates hosts. Re-examination of the diversity of haemosporidian parasites, using molecular tools, has generally led to rearrangements of traditional classifications. In this study, we explored the diversity of haemosporidian parasites infecting two genera of vertebrates living in the forests of Gabon, by analyzing a collection of 128 samples of reptiles and birds. We found that samples from two tortoise species (Pelusios castaneus and Kinixys erosa) and three bird species (Turtur afer, Ceratogymna atrata and Agelastes niger) were infected by Haemocystidium spp. and Parahaemoproteus spp., respectively. From an ecological point of view, these lineages of parasites do not show host specificity because we have obtained many host species infected with these parasites. However, phylogenetic analyses revealed that the obtained lineages are similar to isolates from other continents. Thus, our results show that haemosporidian parasites are infecting vertebrates and could circulate in many wild animals in the Gabon forest.

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The Journal of ParasitologyAllen Press

Published: Aug 30, 2016

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