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High diversity of West African bat malaria parasites and a tight link with rodent Plasmodium taxa.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 22 Oct 2013
Schaer Juliane, Perkins Susan L, Decher Jan, Leendertz Fabian H, Fahr Jakob, Weber Natalie, Matuschewski Kai
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As the only volant mammals, bats are captivating for their high taxonomic diversity, for their vital roles in ecosystems--particularly as pollinators and insectivores--and, more recently, for their important roles in the maintenance and transmission of zoonotic viral diseases. Genome sequences have identified evidence for a striking expansion of and positive selection in gene families associated with immunity....
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