Host-parasite interactions in the bone marrow: a key role in malaria pathogenesis
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| Author(s): |
Svensson-Coelho, M.
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Silva, G. T.
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Santos, S. S.
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Miranda, L. S.
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Araujo-Silva, L. E.
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Ricklefs, R. E.
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Miyaki, C. Y.
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Maldonado-Coelho, M.
Total Authors: 8
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | Journal of Parasitology; v. 102, n. 5, p. 559-561, OCT 2016. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 7 |
| Abstract | |
We tested whether the probability of detecting avian haemosporidia (Plasmodium and Haemoproteus) using molecular techniques differs among blood, liver, heart, and pectoral muscle tissues. We used a paired design, sampling the 4 tissue types in 55 individuals of a wild South American suboscine antbird, the white-shouldered fire-eye (Pyriglena leucoptera). We also identified parasites to cytochrome b lineage. Detection probability was significantly lower in blood compared to the other 3 tissue types combined. Eight of 22 infections were not detected in blood samples; 4-7 infections were not detected in the other individual tissues. The same parasite lineage was recovered from different tissues. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 13/50297-0 - Dimensions US-BIOTA São Paulo: a multidisciplinary framework for biodiversity prediction in the Brazilian Atlantic forest hotspot |
| Grantee: | Cristina Yumi Miyaki |
| Support type: | BIOTA-FAPESP Program - Thematic Grants |
| FAPESP's process: | 12/08576-6 - Malaria parasites of a widespread suboscine antbird in South America: assessing the influence of geographic distance and host phylogeography on the prevalence, diversity, and community organization of parasites within and across biogeographic regions |
| Grantee: | Linda Maria Elenor Svensson Coelho |
| Support type: | Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctorate |