The finch epidemic strain of Trichomonas gallinae is predominant in British non-passerines.

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Avian trichomonosis, caused by the flagellated protozoan Trichomonas gallinae, is a recently emerged infectious disease of British passerines. The aetiological agent, a clonal epidemic strain of the parasite, has caused unprecedented finch mortality and population-level declines in Britain and has since spread to continental Europe. To better understand the potential origin of this epidemic and to further...

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• Bird Diseases
• DNA, Ribosomal Spacer
• Finches
• Host Specificity
• Hydrogenase