Kentomonas gen. n., a new genus of endosymbiont-containing trypanosomatids of Strigomonadinae subfam. n
Language English Country Germany Media print-electronic
Document type Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Grant support
Canadian Institutes of Health Research - Canada
PubMed
25460233
DOI
10.1016/j.protis.2014.09.002
PII: S1434-4610(14)00099-6
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- Keywords
- Kentomonas, Trypanosomatidae, bacterial endosymbionts, phylogeny.,
- MeSH
- Bayes Theorem MeSH
- DNA, Bacterial isolation & purification MeSH
- DNA, Viral isolation & purification MeSH
- Species Specificity MeSH
- Phylogeny * MeSH
- Cloning, Molecular MeSH
- Models, Genetic MeSH
- Likelihood Functions MeSH
- RNA, Protozoan genetics MeSH
- RNA, Ribosomal, 18S genetics MeSH
- Sarcophagidae parasitology MeSH
- Sequence Analysis, DNA MeSH
- Symbiosis genetics MeSH
- Trypanosomatina classification isolation & purification microbiology virology MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Check Tag
- Animals MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't MeSH
- Names of Substances
- DNA, Bacterial MeSH
- DNA, Viral MeSH
- RNA, Protozoan MeSH
- RNA, Ribosomal, 18S MeSH
Compared to their relatives, the diversity of endosymbiont-containing Trypanosomatidae remains under-investigated, with only two new species described in the past 25 years, bringing the total to six. The possible reasons for such a poor representation of this group are either their overall scarcity or susceptibility of their symbionts to antibiotics that are traditionally used for cultivation of flagellates. In this work we describe the isolation, cultivation, as well as morphological and molecular characterization of a novel endosymbiont-harboring trypanosomatid species, Kentomonas sorsogonicus sp. n. The newly erected genus Kentomonas gen. n. shares many common features with the genera Angomonas and Strigomonas, such as the presence of an extensive system of peripheral mitochondrial branches distorting the corset of subpellicular microtubules, large and loosely packed kinetoplast, and a rudimentary paraflagellar rod. Here we also propose to unite all endosymbiont-bearing trypanosomatids into the new subfamily Strigomonadinae subfam. n.
Biology Centre Institute of Parasitology Czech Academy of Sciences České Budějovice Czech Republic
Life Science Research Centre Faculty of Science University of Ostrava Ostrava Czech Republic
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