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Multiple host-switching of Haemosporidia parasites in bats
Linda Duval1, Vincent Robert, Gabor Csorba
1Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, USM 504 et UMR 5202, 55-61 rue Buffon, 75231 Paris Cedex 05, France. linda@pasteur-kh.org
Background:
There have been reported cases of host-switching in avian and lizard species of Plasmodium (Apicomplexa, Haemosporidia), as well as in those infecting different primate species. However, no evidence has previously been found for host-swapping between wild birds and mammals.
Methods:
This paper presents the results of the sampling of blood parasites of wild-captured bats from Madagascar and Cambodia. The presence of Haemosporidia infection in these animals is confirmed and cytochrome b gene sequences were used to construct a phylogenetic analysis.
Results:
Results reveal at least three different and independent Haemosporidia evolutionary histories in three different bat lineages from Madagascar and Cambodia.
Conclusion:
Phylogenetic analysis strongly suggests multiple host-switching of Haemosporidia parasites in bats with those from avian and primate hosts.
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