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Liu W. M., Sherrill-Mix S., Learn G. H., Scully E. J., Li Y. Y., Avitto A. N., Loy D. E., Lauder A. P., Sundararaman S. A., Plenderleith L. J., Ndjango J. B. N., Georgiev A. V., Ahuka-Mundeke S., Peeters Martine, Bertolani P., Dupain J., Garai C., Hart J. A., Hart T. B., Shaw G. M., Sharp P. M., Hahn B. H. (2017). Wild bonobos host geographically restricted malaria parasites including a putative new Laverania species. Nature Communications, 8, p. art. 1635 [14 p.]. ISSN 2041-1723.

Titre du document
Wild bonobos host geographically restricted malaria parasites including a putative new Laverania species
Année de publication
2017
Type de document
Article référencé dans le Web of Science WOS:000416039000003
Auteurs
Liu W. M., Sherrill-Mix S., Learn G. H., Scully E. J., Li Y. Y., Avitto A. N., Loy D. E., Lauder A. P., Sundararaman S. A., Plenderleith L. J., Ndjango J. B. N., Georgiev A. V., Ahuka-Mundeke S., Peeters Martine, Bertolani P., Dupain J., Garai C., Hart J. A., Hart T. B., Shaw G. M., Sharp P. M., Hahn B. H.
Source
Nature Communications, 2017, 8, p. art. 1635 [14 p.] ISSN 2041-1723
Malaria parasites, though widespread among wild chimpanzees and gorillas, have not been detected in bonobos. Here, we show that wild-living bonobos are endemically Plasmodium infected in the eastern-most part of their range. Testing 1556 faecal samples from 11 field sites, we identify high prevalence Laverania infections in the Tshuapa-Lomami-Lualaba (TL2) area, but not at other locations across the Congo. TL2 bonobos harbour P. gaboni, formerly only found in chimpanzees, as well as a potential new species, Plasmodium lomamiensis sp. nov. Rare co-infections with non-Laverania parasites were also observed. Phylogenetic relationships among Laverania species are consistent with co-divergence with their gorilla, chimpanzee and bonobo hosts, suggesting a timescale for their evolution. The absence of Plasmodium from most field sites could not be explained by parasite seasonality, nor by bonobo population structure, diet or gut microbiota. Thus, the geographic restriction of bonobo Plasmodium reflects still unidentified factors that likely influence parasite transmission.
Plan de classement
Entomologie médicale / Parasitologie / Virologie [052] ; Sciences du monde animal [080]
Description Géographique
REPUBLIQUE DEMOCRATIQUE DU CONGO ; CONGO BASSIN
Localisation
Fonds IRD [F B010071399]
Identifiant IRD
fdi:010071399
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