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| Tattiyapong, M.; Deemagarn, T.; Mohkeaw, K.; Ngamjiteu, S.; Jiratanh, M.. |
| Plasmodium gallinaceum and Plasmodium juxtanucleare are the most common species of Plasmodium causing avian malaria in domestic and wild chickens. In Thailand, P. gallinaceum infection in poultry has been reported since 1996, but P. juxtanucleare infection has never been reported. The objective of this study was to identify and characterize the Plasmodium species infecting Burmese red junglefowls (Gallus gallus spadiceus) in Thailand using molecular techniques. Seventeen Burmese red junglefowls from a farm in western Thailand were suspected of being infected with blood parasite. Blood samples of all seventeen Burmese red junglefowls were collected and examined. Microscopic examination revealed the presence of Plasmodium trophozoites in 5 out of 17 samples.... |
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Palavras-chave: Avian malaria; Burmese red junglefowl; Cytochrome b gene; Plasmodium juxtanucleare; Thailand. |
| Ano: 2016 |
URL: http://ir.obihiro.ac.jp/dspace/handle/10322/4493 |
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