FIRST DETECTION OF LEISHMANIA OF THE SUBGENUS VIANNIA IN ALIPIOPSITTA XANTHOPS, ENDEMIC BIRD OF SOUTH AMERICA

First detection of Leishmania of the subgenus viannia in Alipiopsitta xanthops, endemic bird of South America

We report the first molecular detection of Leishmania infection (subgenus Viannia) in the yellow-faced parrot (Alipiopsitta xanthops), at a wildlife rehabilitation center located in the city of Campo Grande, Brazil, an endemic area for leishmaniasis.PCRs targeting kinetoplast DNA (kDNA) and the small subunit of ribosomal Oven Door Hinge Support RNA

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Fast rotating blue stragglers prefer loose clusters

Abstract Blue stragglers are anomalously luminous core hydrogen-burning stars formed through mass-transfer in binary/triple systems and stellar collisions.Their physical and evolutionary properties are largely unknown and unconstrained.Here we analyze 320 high-resolution spectra of blue stragglers collected in eight galactic globular clusters with

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