2012
DOI: 10.1017/s0031182012001412
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Abstract: Studies on avian haemosporidia are on the rise, but we still lack a basic understanding of how ecological and evolutionary factors mold the distributions of haemosporidia among species in the same bird community. We studied the structure and organization of a local avian haemosporidian assemblage (genera Plasmodium and Haemoproteus) in the Cerrado biome of Central Brazil for 5 years. We obtained 790 blood samples from 54 bird species of which 166 (21%) were infected with haemosporidians based on molecular diag… Show more

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“…The prevalence of haemosporidians observed in this study (83.19% by microscopy and 81.3% by PCR) can be consi- dered high when compared to other studies conducted in Brazil such as Ribeiro et al (2005) with 39.6%, Fecchio et al (2007Fecchio et al ( , 2011Fecchio et al ( , 2013 with 6.9%, 10.7% and 21% respectively, Belo et al (2009) with 36% in psittacine birds kept in captivity, Lima et al (2010) with 6.1%, Sebaio et al (2010) with 15.8%, Belo et al (2011) with 46% studying birds of cerrado habitat of Brazil, Andery et al (2013) with 13.5% studying birds of prey kept in captivity, Lacorte et al (2013) with 35.3% in birds of Southeast Brazil and Vanstreels et al (2014) with 64%. Among the studies conducted in Brazil, the present records the highest prevalence of Plasmodium spp.…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 58%
“…The prevalence of haemosporidians observed in this study (83.19% by microscopy and 81.3% by PCR) can be consi- dered high when compared to other studies conducted in Brazil such as Ribeiro et al (2005) with 39.6%, Fecchio et al (2007Fecchio et al ( , 2011Fecchio et al ( , 2013 with 6.9%, 10.7% and 21% respectively, Belo et al (2009) with 36% in psittacine birds kept in captivity, Lima et al (2010) with 6.1%, Sebaio et al (2010) with 15.8%, Belo et al (2011) with 46% studying birds of cerrado habitat of Brazil, Andery et al (2013) with 13.5% studying birds of prey kept in captivity, Lacorte et al (2013) with 35.3% in birds of Southeast Brazil and Vanstreels et al (2014) with 64%. Among the studies conducted in Brazil, the present records the highest prevalence of Plasmodium spp.…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 58%
“…We screened DNA samples for haemosporidian parasites using a PCR protocol designed to amplify a small section of parasite mitochondrial DNA (52). We then amplified a portion of the cytochrome b gene in positive samples using several primer pairs and protocols (15,40,53,54). We identified unique parasite lineages based on their cytochrome b sequences and on their host and geographic distributions (55,56).…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…39 Samples that screened positive were subjected to a second nested PCR that amplified a 552-base pair fragment of the cytochrome b gene. 40 The amplicon of this reaction was sequenced directly. Given that Haemosporida taxonomy is poorly resolved at the species level, 41 putative species of haemosporidian parasites were assigned based on cytochrome b haplotype and host distribution, generally following guidelines in the work of Svensson-Coelho and others.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%