Novel Trypanosomatid-Bacterium Association: Evolution of Endosymbiosis in Action

Result code in IS VaVaI
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Alternative codes found
RIV/60076658:12310/16:43890620 RIV/61988987:17310/16:A1701KT6 RIV/00216208:11310/16:10328991
Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mBio.01985-15" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mBio.01985-15</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mBio.01985-15" target="_blank" >10.1128/mBio.01985-15</a>

Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Novel Trypanosomatid-Bacterium Association: Evolution of Endosymbiosis in Action
Original language description
We describe a novel symbiotic association between a kinetoplastid protist, Novymonas esmeraldas gen. nov., sp. nov., and an intracytoplasmic bacterium, "Candidatus Pandoraea novymonadis" sp. nov., discovered as a result of a broad-scale survey of insect trypanosomatid biodiversity in Ecuador. We characterize this association by describing the morphology of both organisms, as well as their interactions, and by establishing their phylogenetic affinities. Importantly, neither partner is closely related to other known organisms previously implicated in eukaryote-bacterial symbiosis. This symbiotic association seems to be relatively recent, as the host does not exert a stringent control over the number of bacteria harbored in its cytoplasm. We argue that this unique relationship may represent a suitable model for studying the initial stages of establishment of endosymbiosis between a single-cellular eukaryote and a prokaryote. Based on phylogenetic analyses, Novymonas could be considered a proxy for the insect-only ancestor of the dixenous genus Leishmania and shed light on the origin of the two-host life cycle within the subfamily Leishmaniinae.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
EB - Genetics and molecular biology
OECD FORD branch
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Project
Result was created during the realization of more than one project. More information in the Projects tab.
Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year
2016
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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