Blood parasites in northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) with an emphasis to Leucocytozoon toddi
Haemosporidians and trypanosomes of the northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) population in the Czech Republic were studied by morphological and molecular methods. Despite the wide distribution of these medium-large birds of prey, virtually nothing is known about their blood parasites. During a 5-ye...
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ftczacademyscien:oai:asep.lib.cas.cz:CavUnEpca/0461911 2024-02-04T09:52:11+01:00 Blood parasites in northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) with an emphasis to Leucocytozoon toddi Hanel, J. Doležalová, J. Stehlíková, Š. Modrý, D. (David) Chudoba, J. Synek, P. Votýpka, J. (Jan) 2016 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-015-4743-1 http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0261464 eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/pmid/26365666 doi:10.1007/s00436-015-4743-1 urn:pissn: 0932-0113 urn:eissn: 1432-1955 http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0261464 avian blood parasites Haemosporida Trypanosoma PCR detection birds of prey raptors mixed infection info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2016 ftczacademyscien https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-015-4743-1 2024-01-09T17:35:51Z Haemosporidians and trypanosomes of the northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) population in the Czech Republic were studied by morphological and molecular methods. Despite the wide distribution of these medium-large birds of prey, virtually nothing is known about their blood parasites. During a 5-year period, altogether 88 nestlings and 15 adults were screened for haemosporidians and trypanosomes by microscopic examination of blood smears and by nested PCR. Both methods revealed consistently higher prevalence of blood protists in adults, Leucocytozoon (80.0 % in adults vs. 13.6 % in nestlings), Haemoproteus (60.0 vs. 2.3 %), Plasmodium (6.7 vs. 0 %), and Trypanosoma (60.0 vs. 2.3 %). Altogether, five haemosporidian lineages were detected by cytochrome b sequencing. Two broadly distributed and host nonspecific lineages, Plasmodium (TURDUS1) and Leucocytozoon (BT2), were detected only sporadically, while three newly described northern goshawk host-specific Leucocytozoon lineages (ACGE01-03) represent the absolute majority of the haemosporidians identified by molecular methods. Our findings support evidences that in falconiform birds the Leucocytozoon toddi group is formed by several hostspecific clusters, with Leucocytozoon buteonis in buzzards and Leucocytozoon mathisi in hawks. Between-year comparisons revealed that the infection status of adults remained predominantly unchanged and individuals stayed uninfected or possessed the same parasite lineages; however, two gains and one loss of blood parasite taxa were also recorded. Article in Journal/Newspaper Accipiter gentilis Northern Goshawk The Czech Academy of Sciences: Publication Activity (ASEP) Parasitology Research 115 1 263 270 |
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Haemosporidians and trypanosomes of the northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) population in the Czech Republic were studied by morphological and molecular methods. Despite the wide distribution of these medium-large birds of prey, virtually nothing is known about their blood parasites. During a 5-year period, altogether 88 nestlings and 15 adults were screened for haemosporidians and trypanosomes by microscopic examination of blood smears and by nested PCR. Both methods revealed consistently higher prevalence of blood protists in adults, Leucocytozoon (80.0 % in adults vs. 13.6 % in nestlings), Haemoproteus (60.0 vs. 2.3 %), Plasmodium (6.7 vs. 0 %), and Trypanosoma (60.0 vs. 2.3 %). Altogether, five haemosporidian lineages were detected by cytochrome b sequencing. Two broadly distributed and host nonspecific lineages, Plasmodium (TURDUS1) and Leucocytozoon (BT2), were detected only sporadically, while three newly described northern goshawk host-specific Leucocytozoon lineages (ACGE01-03) represent the absolute majority of the haemosporidians identified by molecular methods. Our findings support evidences that in falconiform birds the Leucocytozoon toddi group is formed by several hostspecific clusters, with Leucocytozoon buteonis in buzzards and Leucocytozoon mathisi in hawks. Between-year comparisons revealed that the infection status of adults remained predominantly unchanged and individuals stayed uninfected or possessed the same parasite lineages; however, two gains and one loss of blood parasite taxa were also recorded. |
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Hanel, J. Doležalová, J. Stehlíková, Š. Modrý, D. (David) Chudoba, J. Synek, P. Votýpka, J. (Jan) |
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Hanel, J. Doležalová, J. Stehlíková, Š. Modrý, D. (David) Chudoba, J. Synek, P. Votýpka, J. (Jan) |
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Blood parasites in northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) with an emphasis to Leucocytozoon toddi |
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Blood parasites in northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) with an emphasis to Leucocytozoon toddi |
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Blood parasites in northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) with an emphasis to Leucocytozoon toddi |
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Blood parasites in northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) with an emphasis to Leucocytozoon toddi |
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Blood parasites in northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) with an emphasis to Leucocytozoon toddi |
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blood parasites in northern goshawk (accipiter gentilis) with an emphasis to leucocytozoon toddi |
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