Characterization of Plasmodium relictum, a cosmopolitan agent of avian malaria

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 existenc...

Source: Malaria Journal - May 2, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Gediminas Valki ūnas, Mikas Ilgūnas, Dovilė Bukauskaitė, Karin Fragner, Herbert Weissenböck, Carter T. Atkinson and Tatjana A. Iezhova Tags: Research Source Type: research