MalAvi: a public database of malaria parasites and related haemosporidians in avian hosts based on mitochondrial cytochrome b lineages

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Staffan BenschJavier Pérez-Tris

Abstract

Research in avian blood parasites has seen a remarkable increase since the introduction of polymerase chain reaction-based methods for parasite identification. New data are revealing complex multihost-multiparasite systems which are difficult to understand without good knowledge of the host range and geographical distribution of the parasite lineages. However, such information is currently difficult to obtain from the literature, or from general repositories such as GenBank, mainly because (i) different research groups use different parasite lineage names, (ii) GenBank entries frequently refer only to the first host and locality at which each parasite was sampled, and (iii) different researchers use different gene fragments to identify parasite lineages. We propose a unified database of avian blood parasites of the genera Plasmodium, Haemoproteus and Leucocytozoon identified by a partial region of their cytochrome b sequences. The database uses a standardized nomenclature to remove synonymy, and concentrates all available information about each parasite in a public reference site, thereby facilitating access to all researchers. Initial data include a list of host species and localities, as well as genetic markers that can be us...Continue Reading

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Aug 16, 2011·Parasitology Research·Laryssa HoweMaurice R Alley
Mar 20, 2012·Parasitology Research·Rita VentimLuísa Mendes
Dec 12, 2012·Parasitology Research·Petr SynekJan Votýpka
Nov 15, 2011·Parasitology·Staffan BenschJosé Luis Copete
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May 3, 2011·Emerging Infectious Diseases·Philipp OliasRobert Klopfleisch

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