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标题：Cytochrome b lineages of Haemoproteus tinniculi in the endangered saker falcon (Falco cherrug) in Saudi Arabia
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作者：Abdulwahed Fahad Alrefaei ; Abdulwahed Fahad Alrefaei ; Mohammed A. Rahim 等
期刊名称：Journal of King Saud University - Science
印刷版ISSN：1018-3647
出版年度：2022
卷号：34
期号：2
页码：1-7
DOI：10.1016/j.jksus.2021.101755
语种：English
出版社：Elsevier
摘要：AbstractDespite the ecological importance and social popularity of falcons, many elements of their biology remain unknown, including the variety of parasites that infect them in the wild and in captivity. Some of these are from the common alveolate genusHaemoproteus, which parasitise birds worldwide. We investigated the genetic diversity ofHaemoproteus tinnunculiinfecting the captive saker falcons (Falco cherrug) to describe their phylogenetic relationships. The overall prevalence ofH.tinnunculicollected between December 2018 and February 2020 was 4.53% (58/1280). A fragment of the mitochondrial cytochromebgene ofH. tinnunculiwas amplified from fifty-eight blood samples. Our findings indicate that two lineages ofH.tinnunculiinfect falcons in Saudi Arabia, one of which is reported here for the first time. These findings will inform the future investigation of phylogenetic relationships and genetic diversity ofHaemoproteusparasites in falcons.
关键词：Haemoproteus tinnunculi;Saker falcon;Cytochrome;b;gene;Genetic diversity;PCR