Journal
PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH
Volume 113, Issue 12, Pages 4505-4511Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-014-4140-1
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Avian haemosporidians; Culicoides; Haemoproteus; Parasite life cycle; Vectors; Vector-parasite association
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- CEBDER (National Science Fund, Ministry of Education, Youth and Science of the Republic of Bulgaria) [DO 02-15/2009]
- Ministry of Education, Youth and Science
- European Social Fund, Operational Program Human Resources Development [BG 051 PO001-3.3.04/41]
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The occurrence of haemosporidians in biting midges of the genus Culicoides is examined in North-East Bulgaria in order to reveal their potential role for parasite transmission. A PCR-based technique amplifying part of the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene of the parasite is applied on naturally infected biting midges. Totally, 640 parous individuals of four species and 95 blood-fed individuals of six species of Culicoides are examined for the presence of DNA of haemosporidians. Haemosporidian genetic lineages are identified in individuals of three insect species: Culicoides alazanicus (12 lineages, nine lineages of Haemoproteus and three lineages of Plasmodium), Culicoides festivipennis and Culicoides circumscriptus (with two and one lineages of Haemoproteus, respectively). Two genetic lineages of Haemoproteus are recorded in more than one vector species. These results demonstrate variations in the specificity of Haemoproteus genetic lineages to their potential vectors, since some lineages are recorded in a single vector species and others occur in two or more vector species.
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