Haemoproteus tartakovskyi and Plasmodium relictum (Haemosporida, Apicomplexa) differentially express distinct 18S rRNA gene variants in bird hosts and dipteran vectors
The results indicate that distinct 18S variants of the two parasite species are differentially expressed in bird hosts and vectors. Moreover, for the first time, we provide visualizations of avian haemosporidian oocysts in tissue sections of the vectors, with the discovery of extraintestinal development of oocysts in SISKIN1-infected biting midges.
Authors
- Gediminas Valkiūnas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0594-0280)
- Mikas Ilgūnas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5155-0756)
- Nora Nedorost
- Tanja Himmel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9443-8967)
- Josef Harl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4915-3943)
- Carolina Romeiro Fernandes Chagas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7884-9085)
- Herbert Weißenböck (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8197-6379)
- Tatjana A. Iezhova
- Julia Matt
Institutions
- University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna (AT)
- Nature Research Centre (LT)
- Medical University of Vienna (AT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Parasites & Vectors
- Published
- 2025-02-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-025-06696-0
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Bird parasitology and diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.10
Funders
- Austrian Science Fund