TY - JOUR

T1 - Lower detection probability of avian plasmodium in blood compared to other tissues

AU - Svensson-Coelho, Maria

AU - Silva, Gregory T.

AU - Santos, Sidnei S.

AU - Miranda, Leonardo De Sousa

AU - Araújo-Silva, Lucas Eduardo

AU - Ricklefs, Robert E.

AU - Miyaki, Cristina Y.

AU - Maldonado-Coelho, Marcos

PY - 2016/10/1

Y1 - 2016/10/1

N2 - We tested whether the probability of detecting avian haemosporidia (Plasmodium and Haemoproteus) using molecular techniques differs among blood, liver, heart, and pectoral muscle tissues. We used a paired design, sampling the 4 tissue types in 55 individuals of a wild South American suboscine antbird, the white-shouldered fire-eye (Pyriglena leucoptera). We also identified parasites to cytochrome b lineage. Detection probability was significantly lower in blood compared to the other 3 tissue types combined. Eight of 22 infections were not detected in blood samples; 4–7 infections were not detected in the other individual tissues. The same parasite lineage was recovered from different tissues.

AB - We tested whether the probability of detecting avian haemosporidia (Plasmodium and Haemoproteus) using molecular techniques differs among blood, liver, heart, and pectoral muscle tissues. We used a paired design, sampling the 4 tissue types in 55 individuals of a wild South American suboscine antbird, the white-shouldered fire-eye (Pyriglena leucoptera). We also identified parasites to cytochrome b lineage. Detection probability was significantly lower in blood compared to the other 3 tissue types combined. Eight of 22 infections were not detected in blood samples; 4–7 infections were not detected in the other individual tissues. The same parasite lineage was recovered from different tissues.

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U2 - 10.1645/16-8

DO - 10.1645/16-8

M3 - Journal article

VL - 102

JO - Journal of Parasitology

JF - Journal of Parasitology

ER -