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Characterization of Plasmodium relictum, a cosmopolitan agent of avian malaria.
Malaria journal - 2 May 2018
Valkiūnas Gediminas, Ilgūnas Mikas, Bukauskaitė Dovilė, Fragner Karin, Weissenböck Herbert, Atkinson Carter T, Iezhova Tatjana A
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BACKGROUND: Microscopic research has shown that Plasmodium relictum is the most common agent of avian malaria. Recent molecular studies confirmed this conclusion and identified several mtDNA lineages, suggesting the existence of significant intra-species genetic variation or cryptic speciation. Most identified lineages have a broad range of hosts and geographical distribution. Here, a rare new lineage of P....
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