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A Comparative Analysis of Microscopy and PCR-Based Detection Methods for Blood Parasites by Valkiūnas, Gediminas, Iezhova, Tatjana A, Križanauskienė, Asta, Palinauskas, Vaidas, Sehgal, Ravinder N. M, Bensch, Staffan

“…We compared information obtained by both microscopy and nested mitochondrial cytochrome b PCR in determining prevalence of haemosporidian infections in…”
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How can we determine the molecular clock of malaria parasites? by Bensch, Staffan, Hellgren, Olof, Križanauskienė, Asta, Palinauskas, Vaidas, Valkiūnas, Gediminas, Outlaw, Diana, Ricklefs, Robert E

“…The association of contemporary hosts and their parasites might reflect either cospeciation or more recent shifts among existing hosts. Cospeciation implies…”
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Molecular characterization and distribution of Haemoproteus minutus (Haemosporida, Haemoproteidae): A pathogenic avian parasite by Palinauskas, Vaidas, Iezhova, Tatjana A, Križanauskienė, Asta, Markovets, Mikhail Yu, Bensch, Staffan, Valkiūnas, Gediminas

“…Abstract Recently, the lineage hTURDUS2 of Haemoproteus minutus (Haemosporida, Haemoproteidae) was reported to cause mortality in captive parrots. This…”
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Detecting shifts of transmission areas in avian blood parasites -- a phylogenetic approach by HELLGREN, OLOF, WALDENSTRÖM, JONAS, PERÉZ-TRIS, JAVIER, SZÖLL, ESZTER, SI, Ö, HASSELQUIST, DENNIS, KRIZANAUSKIENE, ASTA, OTTOSSON, ULF, BENSCH, STAFFAN

“…We investigated the degree of geographical shifts of transmission areas of vector-borne avian blood parasites (Plasmodium, Haemoproteus and Leucocytozoon) over…”
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A new method for isolation of purified genomic DNA from haemosporidian parasites inhabiting nucleated red blood cells by Palinauskas, Vaidas, Križanauskienė, Asta, Iezhova, Tatjana A., Bolshakov, Casimir V., Jönsson, Jane, Bensch, Staffan, Valkiūnas, Gediminas

“…[Display omitted] ► Unique biology of haemosporidians provides approaching purified template for genomic studies. ► Separation of host and parasite DNA based…”
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Plasmodium relictum (lineage P-SGS1): Further observation of effects on experimentally infected passeriform birds, with remarks on treatment with Malarone by Palinauskas, Vaidas, Valkiūnas, Gediminas, Križanauskienė, Asta, Bensch, Staffan, Bolshakov, Casimir V.

“…Plasmodium relictum (lineage P-SGS1) is a widespread malaria parasite that causes disease of different severity in different species of birds. However,…”
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MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS OF CIRCUMNUCLEAR HEMOPROTEIDS (HAEMOSPORIDA: HAEMOPROTEIDAE) OF SYLVIID BIRDS, WITH A DESCRIPTION OF HAEMOPROTEUS PARABELOPOLSKYI SP. NOV by Valkiūnas, Gediminas, Križanauskienė, Asta, Iezhova, Tatjana A, Hellgren, Olof, Bensch, Staffan

“…Haemoproteus spp., with circumnuclear gametocytes and tentatively belonging to Haemoproteus belopolskyi, are widespread and prevalent in warblers belonging to…”
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Haemosporidian infections in skylarks (Alauda arvensis): a comparative PCR-based and microscopy study on the parasite diversity and prevalence in southern Italy and the Netherlands by Zehtindjiev, Pavel, Križanauskienė, Asta, Scebba, Sergio, Dimitrov, Dimitar, Valkiūnas, Gediminas, Hegemann, Arne, Tieleman, B. Irene, Bensch, Staffan

“…Changes in agricultural management have been identified as the most probable cause for the decline of Skylark ( Alauda arvensis ) populations in Europe…”
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Molecular characterization of Haemoproteus sacharovi (Haemosporida, Haemoproteidae), a common parasite of columbiform birds, with remarks on classification of haemoproteids of doves and pigeons by Križanauskienė, Asta, Iezhova, Tatjana A, Sehgal, Ravinder N M, Carlson, Jenny S, Palinauskas, Vaidas, Bensch, Staffan, Valkiūnas, Gediminas

“…Haemoproteus (Haemosporida, Haemoproteidae) is the largest genus of avian haemosporidian parasites, some species of which cause lethal diseases in birds…”
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Diversity, loss, and gain of malaria parasites in a globally invasive bird by Marzal, Alfonso, Ricklefs, Robert E, Valkiūnas, Gediminas, Albayrak, Tamer, Arriero, Elena, Bonneaud, Camille, Czirják, Gábor A, Ewen, John, Hellgren, Olof, Hořáková, Dita, Iezhova, Tatjana A, Jensen, Henrik, Križanauskienė, Asta, Lima, Marcos R, de Lope, Florentino, Magnussen, Eyðfinn, Martin, Lynn B, Møller, Anders P, Palinauskas, Vaidas, Pap, Péter L, Pérez-Tris, Javier, Sehgal, Ravinder N M, Soler, Manuel, Szöllosi, Eszter, Westerdahl, Helena, Zetindjiev, Pavel, Bensch, Staffan

“…Invasive species can displace natives, and thus identifying the traits that make aliens successful is crucial for predicting and preventing biodiversity loss…”
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Blood parasites (Babesia, Hepatozoon and Trypanosoma) of rodents, Lithuania: part I. Molecular and traditional microscopy approach by Baltrūnaitė, Laima, Kitrytė, Neringa, Križanauskienė, Asta

“…Wild rodents, as natural reservoir hosts carrying various species of pathogens, play an important role in the evolution and emergence of zoonotic diseases. In…”
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Within-host speciation of malaria parasites by Pérez-Tris, Javier, Hellgren, Olof, Krizanauskiene, Asta, Waldenström, Jonas, Secondi, Jean, Bonneaud, Camille, Fjeldså, Jon, Hasselquist, Dennis, Bensch, Staffan

“…Sympatric speciation-the divergence of populations into new species in absence of geographic barriers to hybridization-is the most debated mode of…”
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Ecological indices and factors influencing communities of ectoparasitic laelapid mites (Acari, Mesostigmata, Laelapidae) of small mammals in Lithuania by Kitrytė, Neringa, Križanauskienė, Asta, Baltrūnaitė, Laima

“…Family Laelapidae is an ecologically diverse group that includes free-living species and parasites of vertebrates and invertebrates. At least seven genera in…”
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VARIATION IN HOST SPECIFICITY BETWEEN SPECIES OF AVIAN HEMOSPORIDIAN PARASITES: EVIDENCE FROM PARASITE MORPHOLOGY AND CYTOCHROME B GENE SEQUENCES by Križanauskienė, Asta, Hellgren, Olof, Kosarev, Vladislav, Sokolov, Leonid, Bensch, Staffan, Valkiūnas, Gediminas

“…A parasite's shift to a new host may have serious evolutionary consequences, since host switching usually is associated with a change in virulence and may lead…”
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DIVERSITY AND PHYLOGENY OF MITOCHONDRIAL CYTOCHROME B LINEAGES FROM SIX MORPHOSPECIES OF AVIAN HAEMOPROTEUS (HAEMOSPORIDA: HAEMOPROTEIDAE) by Hellgren, Olof, Križanauskiene, Asta, Valkiūnas, Gediminas, Bensch, Staffan

“…Species of Haemoproteus (Haemosporida: Haemoproteidae), avian haemosporidians, have traditionally been described based on morphology of their gametocytes and…”
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LOW HAEMOSPORIDIAN DIVERSITY AND ONE KEY-HOST SPECIES IN A BIRD MALARIA COMMUNITY ON A MID-ATLANTIC ISLAND (SÃO MIGUEL, AZORES) by Hellgren, Olof, Križanauskienė, Asta, Hasselquist, Dennis, Bensch, Staffan

“…When host species colonize new areas, the parasite assemblage infecting the hosts might change, with some parasite species being lost and others newly…”
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A New Morphologically Distinct Avian Malaria Parasite That Fails Detection By Established Polymerase Chain Reaction–Based Protocols for Amplification of the Cytochrome B Gene by Zehtindjiev, Pavel, Križanauskienė, Asta, Bensch, Staffan, Palinauskas, Vaidas, Asghar, Muhammad, Dimitrov, Dimitar, Scebba, Sergio, Valkiūnas, Gediminas

“…Plasmodium polymorphum n. sp. (Haemosporida, Plasmodiidae) was found in the skylark, Alauda arvensis (Passeriformes: Alaudidae), during autumnal migration in…”
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Further Observations on In Vitro Hybridization of Hemosporidian Parasites: Patterns of Ookinete Development in Haemoproteus Spp by Valkiūnas, Gediminas, Palinauskas, Vaidas, Križanauskienė, Asta, Bernotienė, Rasa, Kazlauskienė, Rita, Iezhova, Tatjana A

“…Increasingly frequent outbreaks of zoonotic infections call for studies of wildlife parasites to reach a better understanding of the mechanisms of host switch,…”
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Polymerase chain reaction-based identification of Plasmodium (Huffia) elongatum, with remarks on species identity of haemosporidian lineages deposited in GenBank by Valkiūnas, Gediminas, Zehtindjiev, Pavel, Dimitrov, Dimitar, Križanauskienė, Asta, Iezhova, Tatjana A, Bensch, Staffan

“…Numerous lineages of avian malaria parasites of the genus Plasmodium have been deposited in GenBank. However, only 11 morphospecies of Plasmodium have been…”
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Nested Cytochrome B Polymerase Chain Reaction Diagnostics Underestimate Mixed Infections of Avian Blood Haemosporidian Parasites: Microscopy is Still Essential by Valkiūnas, Gediminas, Bensch, Staffan, Iezhova, Tatjana A, Križanauskienė, Asta, Hellgren, Olof, Bolshakov, Casimir V

“…Numerous polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based methods have been developed and used increasingly to screen vertebrate blood samples for the diagnosis of…”
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