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Table 2 Occurrence of detected Haemoproteus parasites and their cytochrome b lineages in European birds

From: PCR detection of malaria parasites and related haemosporidians: the sensitive methodology in determining bird-biting insects

Parasite species

Genetic lineage

Vertebrate hosts positive by

References

PCR-based detection

Microscopic examination

H balmorali

hSFC1

Muscicapa striata; Cyanistes caerulens

Muscicapa striata

[44–49, 50 a]

H. belopolskyi

hSW1

Acrocephalus schoenobaenus; Acrocephalus palustris; Acrocephalus scirpaceus

Acrocephalus schoenobaenus; Acrocephalus palustris

[45, 51–53, 54 a, 55]

H. hirundinis

hDELURB1

Delichon urbicum; Hirundo rustica

Delichon urbicum

[45, 56–58, 59 a]

H. lanii

hRB1

Emberiza schoeniclus; Lanius collurio

Lanius collurio

[45, 53, 60 a, 61 a]

hRBS2

Lanius collurio

Lanius collurio

[45, 46, 62 a]

H. minutus

hTURDUS2

Acrocephalus scirpaceus; Bolborhynchus lineola; Cyanistes caeruleus; Emberiza schoeniclus; Eritacus rubecula; Garulus glandarius; Hippolais icterina; Lanius collurio; Panurus biarmicus; Turdus merula; Turdus torquatus

Turdus merula

[44–46, 49, 50 a, 53, 60 a, 63–67]

H. tartakovskyi

hSISKIN1

Carduelis spinus; Loxia curvirostra; Carpodacus erythrinus

Carduelis spinus; Loxia curvirostra

[22 a, 50 a, 53, 60, 61 a, 68, 69 a]

  1. aStudies reporting presence of gametocytes in the blood of birds