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Molecular characterization of malarial parasites in captive passerine birds.
The Journal of parasitology - 1 Oct 2003
Schrenzel Mark D, Maalouf Gabriel A, Keener Laura L, Gaffney Patricia M
Abstract excerpt
Seven of 28 passerine birds that died in captivity were positive for malarial parasites by polymerase chain reaction targeting the mitochondrial cytochrome b (cytB) and apicoplast ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes. Each bird was infected with a single parasite lineage having a unique genotype. Apicoplas...
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