@article{fdi:010071399,
  title = {{W}ild bonobos host geographically restricted malaria parasites including a putative new {L}averania species},
  author = {{L}iu, {W}. {M}. and {S}herrill-{M}ix, {S}. and {L}earn, {G}. {H}. and {S}cully, {E}. {J}. and {L}i, {Y}. {Y}. and {A}vitto, {A}. {N}. and {L}oy, {D}. {E}. and {L}auder, {A}. {P}. and {S}undararaman, {S}. {A}. and {P}lenderleith, {L}. {J}. and {N}django, {J}. {B}. {N}. and {G}eorgiev, {A}. {V}. and {A}huka-{M}undeke, {S}. and {P}eeters, {M}artine and {B}ertolani, {P}. and {D}upain, {J}. and {G}arai, {C}. and {H}art, {J}. {A}. and {H}art, {T}. {B}. and {S}haw, {G}. {M}. and {S}harp, {P}. {M}. and {H}ahn, {B}. {H}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{M}alaria parasites, though widespread among wild chimpanzees and gorillas, have not been detected in bonobos. {H}ere, we show that wild-living bonobos are endemically {P}lasmodium infected in the eastern-most part of their range. {T}esting 1556 faecal samples from 11 field sites, we identify high prevalence {L}averania infections in the {T}shuapa-{L}omami-{L}ualaba ({TL}2) area, but not at other locations across the {C}ongo. {TL}2 bonobos harbour {P}. gaboni, formerly only found in chimpanzees, as well as a potential new species, {P}lasmodium lomamiensis sp. nov. {R}are co-infections with non-{L}averania parasites were also observed. {P}hylogenetic relationships among {L}averania species are consistent with co-divergence with their gorilla, chimpanzee and bonobo hosts, suggesting a timescale for their evolution. {T}he absence of {P}lasmodium from most field sites could not be explained by parasite seasonality, nor by bonobo population structure, diet or gut microbiota. {T}hus, the geographic restriction of bonobo {P}lasmodium reflects still unidentified factors that likely influence parasite transmission.},
  keywords = {{REPUBLIQUE} {DEMOCRATIQUE} {DU} {CONGO} ; {CONGO} {BASSIN}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{N}ature {C}ommunications},
  volume = {8},
  numero = {},
  pages = {art. 1635 [14 p.]},
  ISSN = {2041-1723},
  year = {2017},
  DOI = {10.1038/s41467-017-01798-5},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010071399},
}