Herpetomonas trimorpha sp. nov. (Trypanosomatidae, Kinetoplastida), a parasite of the biting midge Culicoides truncorum (Ceratopogonidae, Diptera)
Language English Country England, Great Britain Media print-electronic
Document type Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- MeSH
- Ceratopogonidae parasitology MeSH
- Phylogeny MeSH
- Gastrointestinal Tract parasitology MeSH
- Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenases genetics MeSH
- Molecular Sequence Data MeSH
- DNA, Protozoan genetics MeSH
- Protozoan Proteins genetics MeSH
- DNA, Ribosomal genetics MeSH
- Trypanosomatina classification enzymology genetics isolation & purification MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Check Tag
- Animals MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't MeSH
- Names of Substances
- Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenases MeSH
- DNA, Protozoan MeSH
- Protozoan Proteins MeSH
- DNA, Ribosomal MeSH
Monoxenous trypanosomatid Herpetomonas trimorpha sp. nov. was isolated from the digestive tract of the biting midge Culicoides truncorum (Ceratopogonidae, Diptera). This species forms three distinct morphotypes in culture: the microflagellate promastigote, the small promastigote and the long promastigote. The last form is unique for the newly described species. Phylogenetic analyses of SSU rRNA and glycosomal glyceraldehyde phosphate dehydrogenase genes showed that H. trimorpha sp. nov. is the closest relative of Herpetomonas ztiplika, another monoxenous trypanosomatid isolated from biting midges. However, morphological and randomly amplified polymorphic DNA analyses confirmed that H. trimorpha sp. nov. is distinct from H. ztiplika.
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