Mitochondrial genomes of individual microfilariae: Undescribed Dirofilaria-like filariae from Malaysian cats and two filaria species related to Dirofilaria and Mansonella from Indonesian macaques
Irina Diekmann, Young-Jun Choi, Taniawati Supali, Rahmat Alfian, Yossi Destani, Elisa Iskandar, Noviani Sugianto, Mohd Hatta Abdul Mutalip, Nor Azlina Abdul Aziz, Khairiah Ibrahim, Kerstin Fischer, Makedonka Mitreva, Peter U. Fischer
The paper identifies three new filarial species in Malaysian cats and Indonesian macaques using mitochondrial and nuclear genetic analysis, revealing distinct phylogenetic clusters and potential zoonotic significance.
bioRxiv · Feb 9, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology