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Exploring the diversity and distribution of neotropical avian malaria parasites--a molecular survey from Southeast Brazil.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Lacorte Gustavo A, Félix Gabriel M F, Pinheiro Rafael R B, Chaves Anderson V, Almeida-Neto Gilberto, Neves Frederico S, Leite Lemuel O, Santos Fabrício R, Braga Erika M
Abstract excerpt
Southeast Brazil is a neotropical region composed of a mosaic of different tropical habitats and mountain chains, which allowed for the formation of bird-rich communities with distinct ecological niches. Although this region has the potential to harbor a remarkable variety of avian parasites, there is a lack of information about the diversity of malarial parasites. We used molecular approaches to characterize the...
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