Molecular characterization of haemosporidian and haemogregarine diversity in southwestern Iberian amphibians and reptiles.

ABSTRACT: The knowledge of the diversity and geographic distribution of parasite species is the first step towards understanding processes of global epidemiology and species conservation. Despite recent increases in research on haemosporidian and haemogregarine parasites of reptiles and amphibians, we still know little about their diversity and parasite-host interactions, especially in the Iberian Peninsula, where a few studies have been conducted. In this study, the haemosporidian and haemogregarine diversity and phylogenetic relationships of the parasites in southwestern Iberian amphibians and reptiles were assessed using PCR approaches on blood samples of 145 individuals from five amphibian and 13 reptile species. The amphibians did not present any of both groups of parasites studied. Regarding r

SUBMITTER: Parejo-Pulido D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10097751 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature