کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
10878941 1076517 2016 44 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Leucocytozoon Diversity and Possible Vectors in the Neotropical highlands of Colombia
ترجمه فارسی عنوان
تنوع لکوکوسیتازون و بردارهای احتمالی در ارتفاعات نئوتروپیک کلمبیا
کلمات کلیدی
تنوع لوکوسیتوزون، منبع تغذیه میزبان، آند آندروئید، مگس سیاه ارتفاع، سیتوکروم ب
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری علوم کشاورزی و بیولوژیک علوم کشاورزی و بیولوژیک (عمومی)
چکیده انگلیسی
Studies of the lowland avifauna in the Neotropical Region have shown a paucity of Leucocytozoon species. However, surveys conducted in the Colombian highlands revealed a great diversity of these parasites infecting resident birds. To further investigate the relationship between Leucocytozoon diversity, the potential vectors, and altitudinal distribution, birds from 41 families were sampled at low and high elevations in Colombia. Blood samples were screened by microscopy, and a fragment of cytochrome b was amplified from Leucocytozoon-positive samples. The complete mitochondrial genome was also obtained for each morphospecies of Leucocytozoon. Leucocytozoon species were detected in resident birds, with various degrees of host specificity, at elevations from 2,400 to 3,950 meters above sea level, where five new host-parasite associations were discovered. Phylogenetic analysis based on the cytochrome b fragment suggested that two nominal taxa, L. fringillinarum and L. majoris, are species complexes. Blood sources of Simuliidae revealed generalist-feeding habits that included avian and mammalian hosts. Molecular analysis of parasites in black flies indicated a close relationship with the parasites found in birds. Our investigation provides further evidence that the distribution and transmission of Leucocytozoon species in the Neotropics are influenced by elevation, with the highest prevalence between 2,400 and 3,200 m asl.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Protist - Volume 167, Issue 2, April 2016, Pages 185-204
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