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Molecular characterization of avian malaria in the spotless starling (Sturnus unicolor).
Parasitology research - 1 Mar 2018
Muriel Jaime, Graves Jeff A, Gil Diego, Magallanes S, Salaberria Concepción, Casal-López Miriam, Marzal Alfonso
Abstract excerpt
We studied the prevalence and genetic diversity of malaria parasites in the poorly investigated spotless starling (Sturnus unicolor) breeding in central Spain, aiming to describe the phylogenetic relationships among them and with other haemosporidians infecting the genus Sturnus. A total of 180 nestlings and 180 adult individuals from four different breeding seasons were screened for haemosporidian parasites...
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