Title
Multiple host-switching of Haemosporidia parasites in bats
Author(s)
Duva,l L.; Robert, V.; Csorba, G.; Hassanin, A.; Randrianarivelojosia, M.; Walston, J.; Nhim, T.; Goodman, S.M.; Ariey, F.
Published
2007
Publisher
Malaria Journal
Abstract
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. © 2007 Duval et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
Keywords
cytochrome b; article; bat; blood parasite; Cambodia; controlled study; fowl; gene sequence; Haemosporidia; Madagascar; nonhuman; nucleotide sequence; parasite isolation; parasitosis; phylogeny; prevalence; primate
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