Abstract
Hepatocystis parasites are close relatives of mammalian Plasmodium species and infect a range of primates and bats. Here, we present the phylogenetic relationships of Hepatocystis parasites of three Australian flying fox species. Multilocus phylogenetic analysis revealed that Hepatocystis parasites of Pteropus species from Australia and Asia form a distinct clade that is sister to all other Hepatocystis parasites of primates and bats from Africa and Asia. No patterns of host specificity were recovered within the Pteropus-specific parasite clade and the Hepatocystis sequences from all three Australian host species sampled fell into two divergent clades.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 207-212 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife |
Volume | 7 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Aug 2018 |
Bibliographical note
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- Haemosporida
- Hepatocystis
- chiroptera
- malaria
- Pteropus
- Australia