Abstract
After orangutans in Indonesia were reported as infected with Plasmodium cynomolgi and P. vivax, we conducted phylogenetic analyses of small subunit ribosomal RNA gene sequences of Plasmodium spp. We found that these orangutans are not hosts of P. cynomolgi and P. vivax. Analysis of >or=1 genes is needed to identify Plasmodium spp. infecting orangutans.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Ape Diseases / epidemiology
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Ape Diseases / parasitology*
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Indonesia / epidemiology
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Malaria / epidemiology
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Malaria / parasitology
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Malaria / veterinary*
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Phylogeny
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Plasmodium cynomolgi / genetics
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Plasmodium cynomolgi / isolation & purification*
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Plasmodium vivax / genetics
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Plasmodium vivax / isolation & purification*
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Pongo*
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RNA, Ribosomal / genetics