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Molecular characterization of avian malaria parasites in three Mediterranean blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) populations.
Parasitology research - 1 Nov 2012
Ferrer Esperanza S, García-Navas Vicente, Sanz Juan José, Ortego Joaquín
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We genetically analysed malaria parasites (Protozoa) in three Mediterranean blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) populations from central Spain. A total of 853 breeding individuals were screened for parasites of the genera Plasmodium and Haemoproteus using a very efficient polymerase chain reaction approach that amplifies a partial segment of the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene of these parasites. We have found six...
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