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A new real-time PCR protocol for detection of avian haemosporidians.
Parasites & vectors - 19 Jul 2015
Bell Jeffrey A, Weckstein Jason D, Fecchio Alan, Tkach Vasyl V
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Birds possess the most diverse assemblage of haemosporidian parasites; including three genera, Plasmodium, Haemoproteus, and Leucocytozoon. Currently there are over 200 morphologically identified avian haemosporidian species, although true species richness is unknown due to great genetic diversity and insufficient sampling in highly diverse regions. Studies aimed at surveying haemosporidian diversity...
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