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Fu Y, Qu Z, Wang Y, Sun P, Jiao N, Xu D. Biogeographical and biodiversity patterns of planktonic microeukaryotes along the tropical western to eastern Pacific Ocean transect revealed by metabarcoding. Microbiol Spectr 2024; 12:e0242423. [PMID: 38488393 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.02424-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2023] [Accepted: 03/02/2024] [Indexed: 04/06/2024] Open
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Microeukaryotic plankton (0.2-200 µm), which are morphologically and genetically highly diverse, play a crucial role in ocean productivity and carbon consumption. The Pacific Ocean (PO), one of the world's largest oligotrophic regions, remains largely unexplored in terms of the biogeography and biodiversity of microeukaryotes based on large-scale sampling. We investigated the horizontal distribution of microeukaryotes along a 16,000 km transect from the west to the east of the PO. The alpha diversity indices showed a distinct decreasing trend from west to east, which was highly correlated with water temperature. The microeukaryotic community, which was clustered into the western, central, and eastern PO groups, displayed a significant distance-decay relationship. Syndiniales, a lineage of parasitic dinoflagellates, was ubiquitously distributed along the transect and dominated the community in terms of both sequence and zero-radius operational taxonomic unit (ZOTU) proportions. The prevailing dominance of Syndiniales-affiliated ZOTUs and their close associations with dinoflagellates, diatoms, and radiolarians, as revealed by SparCC correlation analysis, suggested that parasitism may be an important trophic strategy in the surface waters of the PO. Geographical distance and temperature were the most important environmental factors that significantly correlated with community structure. Overall, our study sheds more light on the distribution pattern of both alpha and beta diversities of microeukaryotic communities and highlighted the importance of parasitisms by Syndiniales across the tropical PO.IMPORTANCEUnderstanding the biogeographical and biodiversity patterns of microeukaryotic communities is essential to comprehending their roles in biogeochemical cycling. In this study, planktonic microeukaryotes were collected along a west-to-east Pacific Ocean transect (ca. 16,000 km). Our study revealed that the alpha diversity indices were highly correlated with water temperature, and the microeukaryotic communities displayed a distinct geographical distance-driven pattern. The predominance of the parasitic dinoflagellate lineage Syndiniales and their close relationship with other microeukaryotic groups suggest that parasitism may be a crucial survival strategy for microeukaryotes in the surface waters of the Pacific Ocean. Our findings expand our understanding of the biodiversity and biogeographical pattern of microeukaryotes and highlight the significance of parasitic Syndiniales in the surface ocean.
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- Yingjun Fu
- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Institute of Marine Microbes and Ecospheres, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
- Fujian Key Laboratory of Marine Carbon Sequestration, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Institute of Marine Science and Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Coastal Ecology and Environmental Studies, College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Coastal Ecology and Environmental Studies, College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Institute of Marine Microbes and Ecospheres, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
- Fujian Key Laboratory of Marine Carbon Sequestration, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Institute of Marine Microbes and Ecospheres, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
- Fujian Key Laboratory of Marine Carbon Sequestration, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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Feng X, Méndez-Sánchez D, Zhuang W, Li R, Pomahač O, Čepička I, Rotterová J, Hu X. Morphology, morphogenesis, and molecular characterization of Castula specialis sp. nov. (Ciliophora, Armophorea, Metopida). J Eukaryot Microbiol 2024; 71:e13014. [PMID: 38018748 DOI: 10.1111/jeu.13014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2023] [Revised: 10/13/2023] [Accepted: 11/10/2023] [Indexed: 11/30/2023]
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The morphology, morphogenesis, and molecular phylogeny of a new metopid ciliate, Castula specialis sp. nov., comprising three strains from geographically distant (China, Mexico, Czech Republic) anoxic freshwater habitats, were studied based on microscopic observation of live and protargol-stained specimens as well as SSU rRNA gene sequence data. The new species is characterized as follows: size in vivo 105-220 × 25-70 μm, body oblong to elongated ellipsoidal and asymmetrical; preoral dome distinctly projecting beyond the body; 32-46 adoral membranelles; 31-52 somatic kineties; and 4-7 setae. This study brings the first morphogenetic investigation of a member of the genus Castula. The morphogenesis of the type population (China) of the new species proceeds as in Metopus spp. comprising drastic changes in body shape and a pleurotelokinetal stomatogenesis; however, the main difference is the origin of the opisthe's paroral membrane that derives from all perizonal rows and some adjacent dome kineties. Phylogenetically, the genus Castula is paraphyletic.
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- Xiaochen Feng
- College of Fisheries, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
- Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- College of Fisheries, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
- Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- College of Fisheries, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
- Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, Narragansett, Rhode Island, USA
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- College of Fisheries, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
- Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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Mohammad-Naseri A, Shokrani H, Rahmani-Shahraki A. Equine Piroplasmosis in Asymptomatic Horses of Western Iran: Comparison of Microscopic Examination and Multiplex PCR. Acta Parasitol 2024:10.1007/s11686-024-00804-3. [PMID: 38424400 DOI: 10.1007/s11686-024-00804-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2023] [Accepted: 01/03/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
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PURPOSE Piroplasmosis is responsible for anemia, fever, loss of physical activity and even death in equines. In epidemiological studies, accurate diagnostic tests are essential for detecting asymptomatic carriers. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of infection in asymptomatic horses from Lorestan province, western Iran by developing a multiplex PCR. METHODS AND RESULTS Blood samples were examined by microscopy and multiplex PCR targeting the SSU rRNA gene of Theileria equi and Babesia caballi. Out of the total of 165 horses, 19 (11.51%) and 31 (18.78%) cases were positive for piroplasms by microscopy and PCR, respectively. The detection rates of both genera were significantly higher in multiplex PCR compared to microscopy (p < 0.0001). Compared with multiplex PCR, the sensitivities of microscopy for the detection of Babesia were only 28.5%. The prevalence of T. equi infection was significantly higher in summer (p = 0.035). The prevalence of B. caballi was significantly higher in males (p = 0.038). CONCLUSION Findings indicate that the multiplex PCR described here is a sensitive technique for the detection of piroplasm DNA in carriers. Furthermore, asymptomatic carriers must be considered as an important source of infection for equids living in this region.
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- Armin Mohammad-Naseri
- Department of Clinical Science, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran
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- Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran.
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- Department of Clinical Science, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran
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Zhuang W, Feng X, Li R, Al-Farraj SA, Hu X. Morphogenesis of an anaerobic ciliate Heterometopus palaeformis (Kahl, 1927) Foissner, 2016 (Ciliophora, Armophorea) with notes on its morphological and molecular characterization. Protist 2024; 175:126007. [PMID: 38141417 DOI: 10.1016/j.protis.2023.126007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2023] [Revised: 11/30/2023] [Accepted: 12/14/2023] [Indexed: 12/25/2023]
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The morphology, morphogenesis, and molecular phylogeny of Heterometopus palaeformis (Kahl, 1927) Foissner, 2016 were studied using microscopical observations on live and protargol-stained specimens as well SSU rRNA gene sequencing. The morphogenetic data for the genus are presented for the first time. Compared to other metopids, the morphogenesis of H. palaeformis is distinct since its (1) perizonal stripe rows 4 and 5 are involved in the formation of the opisthe's adoral polykinetids; (2) perizonal stripe rows 3-5 and two adjacent preoral dome kineties contribute to most of the opisthe's paroral membrane while perizonal stripe rows 1 and 2 contribute very little; (3) four kinety rows are formed to the left of the opisthe's adoral zone of polykinetids. The Chinese population resembles the original and neotype populations well in terms of general morphology - characterized by a life size of 55-120 × 10-20 μm, an elongate ellipsoidal body with a hardly spiralized flat preoral dome, about 18 somatic kineties and 20 adoral polykinetids. The SSU rDNA sequence of the present population exhibits a disparity of 1.33%-2.22% divergence from sequences of other populations. Nevertheless, phylogenetic analysis reveals that populations of H. palaeformis form a separate, stable cluster within the paraphyletic Metopidae clade.
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- Wenbao Zhuang
- College of Fisheries, & Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China; Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
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- College of Fisheries, & Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China; Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
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- College of Fisheries, & Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China; Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
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- Zoology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- College of Fisheries, & Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China; Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China.
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Liao L, Jiang L, Hu X. Integrative data of a novel ciliate (Alveolata, Ciliophora) propose the establishment of Heterodeviata nantongensis nov. sp. BMC Microbiol 2024; 24:27. [PMID: 38243176 PMCID: PMC10797804 DOI: 10.1186/s12866-024-03190-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2023] [Accepted: 01/09/2024] [Indexed: 01/21/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND As unicellular eukaryotes, ciliates are an indispensable component of micro-ecosystems that play the role of intermediate nutrition link between bacteria or algae and meiofauna. Recent faunistic studies have revealed many new taxa of hypotrich ciliates, indicating their diversity is greater than previously thought. Here we document an undescribed form isolated from an artificial brackish water pond in East China. Examination of its morphology, ontogenesis and molecular phylogeny suggests that it represents a new species. RESULTS The morphology and morphogenesis of the new brackish-water deviatid ciliate, Heterodeviata nantongensis nov. sp., isolated from Nantong, China, were investigated using live observations and protargol staining. The diagnostic traits of the new species include three frontal cirri, one buccal cirrus, one or two parabuccal cirri, an inconspicuous frontoventral cirral row of four to six frontoventral cirri derived from two anlagen, three left and two right marginal rows, two dorsal kineties, dorsal kinety 1 with 9-14 dikinetids and dorsal kinety 2 with only two dikinetids, and one to three caudal cirri at the rear end of dorsal kinety 1. Its main morphogenetic features are: (i) the old oral apparatus is completely inherited by the proter except undulating membranes, which are reorganized in situ; (ii) anlagen for marginal rows and the left dorsal kinety develop intrakinetally in both proter and opisthe; (iii) dorsal kinety 2 is generated dorsomarginally; (iv) five cirral anlagen are formed in both proter and opisthe; (v) in the proter, anlagen I and II very likely originate from the parental undulating membranes and the buccal cirrus, respectively, anlage III from anterior parabuccal cirrus, anlage IV originates from the parental frontoventral cirri and anlage V from the innermost parental right marginal row; and (vi) anlagen I-IV of the opisthe are all generated from oral primordium, anlage V from the innermost parental right marginal row. Phylogenetic analyses based on SSU rRNA gene sequence data were performed to determine the systematic position of the new taxon. CONCLUSIONS The study on the morphology, and ontogenesis of a new brackish-water taxon increases the overall knowledge about the biodiversity of this ciliate group. It also adds to the genetic data available and further provides a reliable reference for environmental monitoring and resource investigations.
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- Lijian Liao
- College of Fisheries, & Key Laboratory of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity of Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, China
- Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, China
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- College of Fisheries, & Key Laboratory of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity of Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, China
- Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, China
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- College of Fisheries, & Key Laboratory of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity of Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, China.
- Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, China.
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Pavlátová M, Hanousková P, Čepička I. Anaeramoeba pumila sp. nov. and Anaeramoeba sp. OCE22C represent two novel types of symbiosis of Anaeramoebae and prokaryotes. J Eukaryot Microbiol 2024; 71:e13008. [PMID: 37929874 DOI: 10.1111/jeu.13008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2023] [Revised: 10/15/2023] [Accepted: 10/15/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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Anaeramoebae is a recently described phylum of anaerobic, marine amoebae, and amoeboflagellates belonging to the Metamonada supergroup. So far, six species have been described based on light microscopic morphology and sequences of the SSU rRNA gene. Here we present three new strains of Anaeramoeba with a description of their morphology, ultrastructure, and phylogenetic position based on the analysis of SSU rRNA gene sequences. Two of the strains represent a new species, Anaeramoeba pumila sp. nov., that has the smallest cells of all known Anaeramoeba species, and one that represents a species from the newly recognized Anaeramoeba flamelloides complex. Anaeramoebae are known to have a syntrophic relationship with prokaryotes. Our strains display two novel, remarkable types of symbioses, previously unknown from Anaeramoebae.
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- Magdaléna Pavlátová
- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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Ascunce MS, Kassu G, Bouwma A, Reed DL, Briano J, Oi DH, Shoemaker D. Prevalence and Genetic Diversity of a Microsporidian Parasite in the Black Imported Fire Ant and Its Social Parasitic Ant (Formicidae: Myrmicinae: Solenopsis) in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Insects 2023; 14:901. [PMID: 38132575 PMCID: PMC10743500 DOI: 10.3390/insects14120901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2023] [Revised: 11/15/2023] [Accepted: 11/17/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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Microsporidia are natural pathogens of arthropods and have been used as biological control against insect pests. In the United States, efforts to control the invasive Red Imported Fire Ant, Solenopsis invicta, and Black Imported Fire Ant, Solenopsis richteri, have included the use of the microsporidium, Kneallhazia solenopsae. However, there is limited information about the genetic differences among the microsporidian variants found in S. invicta and in S. richteri. In this study, we assessed the prevalence and genetic diversity of K. solenopsae in native populations of S. richteri in Argentina (South America). Additionally, we examined the social parasitic ant, Solenopsis daguerrei, which is found in some S. richteri nests, for the presence of this microsporidium. The survey of 219 S. richteri nests revealed K. solenopsae infections in all five sites analyzed, with 28 colonies (12.8%) positive for the microsporidium. Among the 180 S. daguerrei individuals collected, seven ants (3.9%) from three sites tested positive for K. solenopsae. Phylogenetic analyses of the microsporidian variants present in S. richteri and S. daguerrei based on partial small subunit ribosomal gene sequences (SSU rRNA) showed that both ant species shared the same variant, which is different from the ones found in S. invicta. Further studies are needed to determine the pathogenicity of genetically different K. solenopsae variants among Solenopsis species.
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- Marina S. Ascunce
- USDA-ARS, Fire Ant Unit, Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology (CMAVE), Gainesville, FL 32608, USA;
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- Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA; (G.K.); (D.L.R.)
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- Department of Integrative Biology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA;
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- Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA; (G.K.); (D.L.R.)
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- Fundación para el Estudio de Especies Invasivas (FuEDEI) (ex USDA-ARS South American Biological Control Laboratory), Hurlingham, Buenos Aires B1686EFA, Argentina;
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- USDA-ARS, Fire Ant Unit, Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology (CMAVE), Gainesville, FL 32608, USA;
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA;
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Tang J, Zhang G, Guo J, Luo L, Jiang J, Pan H. A new contribution to the raptorial ciliate genus Lacrymaria (Protista: Ciliophora): a brief review and comprehensive descriptions of two new species from Changjiang Estuary. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1259653. [PMID: 38029185 PMCID: PMC10658195 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1259653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2023] [Accepted: 10/03/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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Ciliates serve as excellent indicators for water quality monitoring. However, their utilization is hindered by various taxonomic confusions. The ciliate genus Lacrymaria Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1824 is commonly found in different aquatic habitats, but its taxonomy has been sparsely investigated using state-of-the-art methods. This study investigated two new Lacrymaria species from Nanhui Wetland, Shanghai, China, using living observation, protargol staining, and molecular phylogeny methods. Lacrymaria songi sp. nov. is 180-340 × 20-25 μm in size and possesses 12-16 somatic kineties, 1 terminal contractile vacuole, 2 macronuclear nodules, and 2 types of rod-shaped extrusomes. Lacrymaria dragescoi sp. nov. is distinguished from its congeners by its cell size of 210-400 × 25-35 μm, 14-17 somatic kineties, 1 terminal contractile vacuole, 1 macronucleus, and 2 types of rod-shaped extrusomes. Phylogenetic analyses based on SSU rRNA gene sequences indicate that Lacrymariidae is monophyletic but Lacrymaria is not. Additionally, a brief review of the genus Lacrymaria is provided in this study. We suggest that L. bulbosa Alekperov, 1984, L. lanceolata Kahl, 1930, and L. ovata Burkovsky, 1970 be removed from the genus and propose Phialina lanceolata nov. comb. and Phialina ovata nov. comb. for the latter two. ZooBank registration: Present work: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:CDFB1EBD-80BD-4533-B391-CEE89F62EDC4 Lacrymaria songi sp. nov.: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:417E7C2D-DAEC-4711-90BB-64AB3CD2F7D5 Lacrymaria dragescoi sp. nov.: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:8778D6B0-1F2E-473C-BE19-3F685391A40D.
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- Jin Tang
- Shanghai Universities Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Taxonomy and Evolution, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- Shanghai Universities Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Taxonomy and Evolution, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Universities Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Taxonomy and Evolution, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
- National Demonstration Center for Experimental Fisheries Science Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Universities Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Taxonomy and Evolution, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Universities Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Taxonomy and Evolution, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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Lv C, Li C, Wang J, Qian W. Prevalence and molecular characterization of Enterocytozoon bieneusi and a new Enterocytozoon sp. in pet hairless guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus) from China. Parasite 2023; 30:37. [PMID: 37728509 PMCID: PMC10510651 DOI: 10.1051/parasite/2023041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2023] [Accepted: 08/28/2023] [Indexed: 09/21/2023] Open
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Enterocytozoon bieneusi, the most common microsporidian species, has been detected in humans and a variety of animals worldwide. However, limited information is available on the prevalence and molecular characterization of this parasite in guinea pigs. In this study, we conducted the first investigation of E. bieneusi infection in hairless guinea pigs recently introduced into China as new exotic pets. A total of 324 fecal samples were collected from hairless guinea pigs from a pet market and four breeding facilities in China. Sequence alignment of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) revealed an infection rate of 14.2% (46/324) and two known ITS genotypes, S7 and PGP. Genotype S7 was the dominant genotype in these animals (42/46, 91.3%). Due to significant ITS sequence divergence, four and two PGP isolates from hairless and regular guinea pigs, respectively were further identified by PCR and phylogenetic analysis based on the small subunit (SSU) rRNA gene, as well as phylogenetic analysis of the ITS locus using E. hepatopenaei and two related genera Enterospora and Nucleospora as the outgroup. Three out of the six PGP isolates were successfully sequenced and generated the same sequences. Phylogenetic analysis of SSU rRNA and ITS loci revealed that PGP isolates formed a separate clade that was distinct and far away from E. bieneusi, suggesting that they represent a new species of Enterocytozoon. These findings indicate the dominance of zoonotic E. bieneusi genotype S7 in hairless guinea pigs and the existence of a cryptic Enterocytozoon species in guinea pigs.
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- Chaochao Lv
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology No. 263 Kaiyuan Road, Luolong District Luoyang 471003 PR China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology No. 263 Kaiyuan Road, Luolong District Luoyang 471003 PR China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology No. 263 Kaiyuan Road, Luolong District Luoyang 471003 PR China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology No. 263 Kaiyuan Road, Luolong District Luoyang 471003 PR China
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Li R, Zhuang W, Feng X, Hines HN, Hu X. First redescription and molecular phylogeny of Trimyema claviforme Kahl, 1933 with the description of a Chinese population of Plagiopyla nasuta Stein, 1860 (Ciliophora, Plagiopylea). Eur J Protistol 2023; 90:126003. [PMID: 37453202 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejop.2023.126003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2023] [Revised: 06/14/2023] [Accepted: 06/17/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
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Ciliates belonging to the class Plagiopylea are obligate anaerobes that are often neglected due to their cryptic lifestyles, difficulty of observation, and overall under-sampling. Here, we investigate two species, namely Trimyema claviforme Kahl, 1933 and Plagiopyla nasuta Stein, 1860, collected in China from marine and freshwater anaerobic sediments, respectively. A complete morphological dataset, together with SSU rRNA gene sequence data were obtained and used to diagnose the species. No molecular sequencing had ever been performed on Trimyema claviforme, with its ciliature also previously unknown. Based on these novel data presented here, the ciliate is characterized by a claviform cell shape, with a size of 35-45 × 10-20 μm in vivo, 28-39 longitudinal somatic ciliary rows forming five ciliary girdles (four complete girdles and a shorter one), two dikinetids left to anterior end of oral kinety 1, and an epaulet. A Chinese population of the well-known ciliate P. nasuta was investigated, and morphological comparisons revealed phenotypic stability of the species. The phylogenetic analyses supported previous findings about the monophyly of the families Trimyemidae and Plagiopylidae, with Trimyema claviforme branching off early in the genus Trimyema. The Chinese population of P. nasuta clusters together with two other populations with full support corroborating their conspecificity.
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- Ran Li
- College of Fisheries, Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China; Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
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- College of Fisheries, Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China; Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
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- College of Fisheries, Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China; Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
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- Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, Florida Atlantic University, Fort Pierce, Florida 34946, USA
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- College of Fisheries, Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China; Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China.
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Lafay B, Coquery E, Oger PM. Bradyrhizobium commune sp. nov., isolated from nodules of a wide range of native legumes across the Australian continent. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73. [PMID: 37493627 DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.005971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/27/2023] Open
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Bradyrhizobia are particularly abundant in Australia, where they nodulate native legumes growing in the acidic and seasonally dry soils that predominate in these environments. They are essential to Australian ecosystems by helping legumes to compensate for nutrient deficiencies and the low fertility of Australian soils. During a survey of Australian native rhizobial communities in 1994-1995, several Bradyrhizobium genospecies were identified, among which genospecies B appeared to be present in various edaphic and climatic conditions and associate with a large range of leguminous hosts across the whole continent. We took advantage of the recent sequencing of the genome of strain BDV5040T, representative of Bradyrhizobium genospecies B, to re-evaluate the taxonomic status of this lineage. We further characterized strain BDV5040T based on morpho-physiological traits and determined its phylogenetic relationships with the type strains of all currently described Bradyrhizobium species using both small subunit (SSU) rRNA gene and complete genome sequences. The digital DNA-DNA hybridization relatedness with any type strain was less than 35 % and both SSU rRNA gene and genome phylogenies confirmed the initial observation that this strain does not belong to any formerly described species within the genus Bradyrhizobium. All data thus support the description of the novel species Bradyrhizobium commune sp. nov. for which the type strain is BDV5040T (=CFBP 9110T=LMG 32898T), isolated from a nodule of Bossiaea ensata in Ben Boyd National Park in New South Wales, Australia.
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- Bénédicte Lafay
- Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Évolutive, Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard, Lyon1, CNRS, UMR5558, Villeurbanne, France
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- Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Évolutive, Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard, Lyon1, CNRS, UMR5558, Villeurbanne, France
- Université de Lyon, INSA de Lyon, Villeurbanne, CNRS, UMR5240, France
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- Université de Lyon, INSA de Lyon, Villeurbanne, CNRS, UMR5240, France
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Yang C, Huang Y, Atkinson SD, Bartholomew JL, Ma H, Zhao Y. Morphological and genetic analysis of Ceratomyxa saurida Zhao et al. 2015 and Ceratomyxa mai sp. nov. (Myxozoa: Ceratomyxidae) from the East China Sea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73. [PMID: 36748489 DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.005662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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We describe Ceratomyxa saurida Zhao et al. 2015 and Ceratomyxa mai sp. nov. (Myxozoa: Ceratomyxidae) from the East China Sea. C. saurida was found in the gallbladders of 3/13 specimens of its type host, Saurida elongata Temminck and Schlegel 1846 (Aulopiformes). Myxospore characters were consistent with the original description to which we have added small subunit (SSU) rRNA gene data. C. mai sp. nov. was found in gallbladders of 3/13 specimens of S. elongata and 5/13 specimens of Neobythites sivicola Jordan and Snyder 1901 (Ophidiiformes). Mature myxospores of C. mai sp. nov. were crescentic in sutural view, with a deeply concave posterior angle 142.2±8.2° (125.8‒158.2°) and an arched anterior side. Shell valves were smooth and equal, 20.9±1.9 (17.3‒24.7) µm thick and 9.2±0.5 (8.1‒9.9) µm long, and joined at a straight, thin sutural plane passing between two nematocysts (polar capsules). The nematocysts were equal-sized, pyriform, 2.6±0.2 (2.4‒2.9) µm long and 2.7±0.2 (2.4‒3.3) µm wide, with their tapered ends pointed toward each other, located in the anterior third of the spore. Sequences of the SSU rRNA gene and internal transcribed spacer 1 showed that the isolates of C. mai sp. nov. obtained from S. elongata and N. sivicola were identical. The SSU rRNA gene sequence of C. mai sp. nov. was distinct from all known myxosporeans and clustered with C. saurida, and then with Ceratomyxa filamentosi Kalatzis, Kokkari and Katharios 2013, both of which also infect Aulopiformes fishes.
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- Chengzhong Yang
- Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, P. R. China.,Chongqing Key Laboratory of Animal Biology, College of Life Sciences, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing 401331, P. R. China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Animal Biology, College of Life Sciences, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing 401331, P. R. China
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- Department of Microbiology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331, USA
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- Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, P. R. China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Animal Biology, College of Life Sciences, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing 401331, P. R. China
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Rocha S, Filipe Rangel L, Casal G, Severino R, Soares F, Rodrigues P, Santos MJ. Occurrence of two myxosporean parasites in the gall bladder of white seabream Diplodus sargus (L.) (Teleostei, Sparidae), with the morphological and molecular description of Ceratomyxa sargus n. sp. PeerJ 2023; 11:e14599. [PMID: 36655052 PMCID: PMC9841901 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.14599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2022] [Accepted: 11/29/2022] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Myxosporeans are widespread cnidarian parasites that usually parasitize fish as part of their complex life cycle, thus constituting a potential threat for the aquaculture industry. White seabream Diplodus sargus (L.) is a commercially valuable sparid fish reared in Southern European aquacultures. Nonetheless, knowledge on myxosporean infections potentially harming the sustainable production of this fish is extremely limited. In this study, a myxosporean survey was conducted on D. sargus specimens reared in two Southern Portuguese fish farms. Two coelozoic myxosporeans were detected infecting the gall bladder, and are herein reported based on microscopic and molecular procedures: Ceratomyxa sargus n. sp. and Zschokkella auratis Rocha et al., 2013, previously described from reared stocks of gilthead seabream Sparus aurata in the same geographic locality. Ceratomyxa sargus n. sp. is the 12th species of the genus to be reported from Southern European sparids, reinforcing a substantial radiation of Ceratomyxa within this fish family and geographic region. SSU rRNA-based Bayesian inference and maximum likelihood analyses revealed C. sargus n. sp. positioned separately from other sparid-infecting Ceratomyxa spp. reported from Southern European countries, demonstrating that this species does not share a more immediate common ancestor with its closest relatives based on host affinity and geography. The recognition of a novel sparid-infecting lineage within the Ceratomyxa clade strengthens the contention that this genus entered sparid fish multiple times, namely in the Southern European region. The identification of Zschokkella auratis infections in D. sargus demonstrates that host shift has occurred among sparids reared in the Southern Portuguese coast. This agrees with the broad host specificity that is usually attributed to this genus, and that may be suggested to be the outcome of the capacity of the Zschokkella morphotype to undergo host shift/switch based on our findings and the limited molecular data available for this genus. Thus, a better understanding of Zschokkella host-associated diversification and dispersal mechanisms requires the increasing availability of molecular data from infections of the same species occurring in multiple hosts and geographical locations.
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- Sónia Rocha
- Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar (ICBAS), University of Porto, Porto, Portugal,Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde (i3S), University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Laboratory of Animal Pathology, Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR), University of Porto, Porto, Portugal,Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences (FCUP), University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar (ICBAS), University of Porto, Porto, Portugal,TOXRUN – Toxicology Research Unit, University Institute of Health Sciences, CESPU, CRL, Gandra, Portugal
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- Laboratory of Animal Pathology, Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR), University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar (ICBAS), University of Porto, Porto, Portugal,Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde (i3S), University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Laboratory of Animal Pathology, Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR), University of Porto, Porto, Portugal,Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences (FCUP), University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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Li R, Zhuang W, Feng X, Al-Farraj SA, Warren A, Hu X. Phylogeny of the anaerobic ciliate genus Sonderia (Protista: Ciliophora: Plagiopylea), including the description of three novel species and a brief revision of the genus. Mar Life Sci Technol 2022; 4:493-512. [PMID: 37078079 PMCID: PMC10077210 DOI: 10.1007/s42995-022-00142-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2022] [Accepted: 07/06/2022] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Anaerobic protists in general, and ciliates in particular, are important components of anoxic or hypoxic environments, however, their diversity remains underestimated. Sonderia is a poorly studied genus that is distributed worldwide and is commonly found in anaerobic environments. In the present study, the taxonomy and phylogeny of three new species, namely Sonderia aposinuata sp. nov., Sonderia paramacrochilus sp. nov. and Sonderia steini sp. nov., collected from China, were investigated based on microscopic observations and SSU rRNA gene sequencing methods. Sonderia aposinuata sp. nov. is diagnosed mainly by having a relatively large body size, a crescent-shaped oral opening, numerous slender extrusomes, one suture on the ventral side and two on the dorsal side, and a buccal cavity that occupies the anterior third of the cell. Sonderia paramacrochilus sp. nov. closely resembles S. macrochilus but differs mainly by its oral opening being located closer to the anterior cell margin and its spindle-shaped extrusomes. Sonderia steini sp. nov. is a freshwater species that can be recognized by its shallow buccal cavity, sparsely distributed rod-shaped extrusomes, and having 68-79 monokinetidal somatic kineties that form sutures on both sides of the body. Phylogenetic analyses based on small subunit ribosomal RNA (SSU rRNA) gene sequence data support the monophyly of the family Sonderiidae, however, Sonderia is paraphyletic. The genus Sonderia is briefly revised and a key to the identification of species belonging to this genus is supplied.
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- Ran Li
- College of Fisheries, & Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003 China
- Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003 China
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- College of Fisheries, & Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003 China
- Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003 China
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- College of Fisheries, & Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003 China
- Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003 China
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- Zoology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451 Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum, London, SW7 5BD UK
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- College of Fisheries, & Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003 China
- Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003 China
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Tuska-Szalay B, Kelly H, Takács N, Kontschán J, Votýpka J, Hornok S. Molecular evidence of Monocercomonas and Acanthamoeba in the feces of captive reptiles. Parasitol Res 2022; 121:3681-3687. [PMID: 36184660 DOI: 10.1007/s00436-022-07677-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2022] [Accepted: 09/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Reptiles are frequently kept as pet animals. They are considered as important reservoirs of protozoa with veterinary-medical significance. At a reptile farm in Ireland, fecal samples were collected from 98 captive reptiles, representing 43 species of three orders (Squamata, Testudines, and Crocodylia). After DNA extraction, all samples were screened by conventional PCRs, targeting the ribosomal small subunit (SSU) RNA and alpha-tubulin genes of trichomonads and SSU RNA gene of Acanthamoeba spp. One leopard gecko (Eublepharis macularius) was positive for a not yet reported species/genotype of the genus Monocercomonas, different from M. colubrorum. Various Acanthamoeba genotypes were detected in six reptilian species, i.e., Acanthamoeba genotype T11 in Eunectes notaeus and Heloderma suspectum/horridum; genotype T4 in Varanus exanthematicus, Chlamydosaurus kingii, and Macrochelys temminckii; and the genotype T13 in Iguana iguana. Some of these amoeba species might have clinicopathological significance in both humans and animals. Our findings highlight the importance to monitor pathogenic protozoa in pet as well as wildlife reptiles, as a source of possible infection for animals and humans living nearby.
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- Barbara Tuska-Szalay
- Department of Parasitology and Zoology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Budapest, Hungary.
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- Department of Parasitology and Zoology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Parasitology and Zoology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Budapest, Hungary.,New Blood-Sucking Parasites and Vector-Borne Pathogens Research Group, ELKH-ÁTE Climate Change, Budapest, Hungary
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- Plant Protection Institute, Centre for Agricultural Research, ELKH, Budapest, Hungary
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- Biology Centre, Institute of Parasitology, Czech Academy of Sciences, České Budějovice, Czech Republic.,Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Parasitology and Zoology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Budapest, Hungary.,New Blood-Sucking Parasites and Vector-Borne Pathogens Research Group, ELKH-ÁTE Climate Change, Budapest, Hungary
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Elwin K, Robinson G, Pérez-Cordón G, Chalmers RM. Development and evaluation of a real-time PCR for genotyping of Cryptosporidium spp. from water monitoring slides. Exp Parasitol 2022; 242:108366. [PMID: 36089005 DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2022.108366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2022] [Revised: 08/04/2022] [Accepted: 08/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Cryptosporidium is an important cause of gastroenteritis globally and the main agent of waterborne outbreaks caused by protozoan parasites. Water monitoring for Cryptosporidium oocysts is by detection and enumeration using stained slide microscopy. Species identification (known as genotyping) may be undertaken post hoc and remains a specialist test, only undertaken in some laboratories. The benchmark method is nested PCR-sequencing of part of the SSU rRNA gene, but not all slides are typable and the workflow is cumbersome. We report the development, in-house validation and application of a real-time PCR-sequencing assay based on that gene, using a hydrolysis probe, for the detection and genotyping of all Cryptosporidium spp. The assay was investigated in two formats; a high volume DNA template for analysing all the DNA extracted from Cryptosporidium-positive water monitoring slides with <5 oocysts seen, and a lower volume DNA template permitting several technical replicates from slides with ≥5 oocysts seen where multiple species are more likely to be present. Each format conformed to the MIQE guidelines for amplification dynamics and was specific for Cryptosporidium spp. With high sensitivity, being capable of detecting and genotyping single oocysts by sequencing of a 435 bp amplicon. When 65 water monitoring slides with <5 oocysts seen were tested, slide typeability varied by sending laboratory (n = 9), and ranged from 22 to 60%. Typeability was 75% for slides with ≥5 oocysts seen that were submitted by a single laboratory. The laboratory workflow was improved by using real-time PCR, and decreased the time to result compared with nested PCR-sequencing. In practical application, there was no loss of typeability when the ≥5 oocysts assay was applied to all slides, irrespective of the number of oocysts present.
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- Kristin Elwin
- Cryptosporidium Reference Unit (CRU), Public Health Wales Microbiology Swansea, Singleton Hospital, Swansea, SA2 8QA, UK; Swansea University Medical School, Institute of Life Science 2, Swansea University, Singleton Park, Swansea, SA2 8PP, UK
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- Cryptosporidium Reference Unit (CRU), Public Health Wales Microbiology Swansea, Singleton Hospital, Swansea, SA2 8QA, UK; Swansea University Medical School, Institute of Life Science 2, Swansea University, Singleton Park, Swansea, SA2 8PP, UK
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- Cryptosporidium Reference Unit (CRU), Public Health Wales Microbiology Swansea, Singleton Hospital, Swansea, SA2 8QA, UK; Swansea University Medical School, Institute of Life Science 2, Swansea University, Singleton Park, Swansea, SA2 8PP, UK
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- Cryptosporidium Reference Unit (CRU), Public Health Wales Microbiology Swansea, Singleton Hospital, Swansea, SA2 8QA, UK; Swansea University Medical School, Institute of Life Science 2, Swansea University, Singleton Park, Swansea, SA2 8PP, UK.
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Liu M, Liu Y, Zhang T, Lu B, Gao F, Gu J, Al-Farraj SA, Hu X, Song W. Integrative studies on the taxonomy and molecular phylogeny of four new Pleuronema species (Protozoa, Ciliophora, Scuticociliatia). Mar Life Sci Technol 2022; 4:179-200. [PMID: 37073218 PMCID: PMC10077198 DOI: 10.1007/s42995-022-00130-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2021] [Accepted: 03/31/2022] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The ciliate genus Pleuronema comprises approximately 30 nominal species and has been reported in freshwater, brackish water, and marine habitats. Nevertheless, recent studies have indicated that there might be a large undiscovered species diversity. In the present work, four new Pleuronema species, namely P. foissneri sp. nov., P. parasmalli sp. nov., P. parasalmastra sp. nov., and P. paraorientale sp. nov., collected from Shenzhen, southern China, was investigated using taxonomic methods. The diagnosis, description, comparisons with morphologically related species and detailed morphometric data are supplied for each. The small subunit ribosomal RNA (SSU rRNA) gene of the four new species is sequenced and their molecular phylogeny is analyzed. The SSU rRNA gene tree shows that Pleuronema is polyphyletic comprising several separate clades. All four new species cluster consistently with P. orientale KF206429, P. puytoraci KF840520 and P. setigerum FJ848874 within the core Pleuronematidae + Peniculistomatidae clade. Phylogenies of Pleuronematidae-related taxa are also discussed. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s42995-022-00130-5.
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- Mingjian Liu
- Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003 China
- College of Fisheries, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003 China
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- Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003 China
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- Laboratory of Protozoological Biodiversity and Evolution in Wetland, College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an, 710119 China
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- Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003 China
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- Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003 China
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- Qingdao No. 47 Middle School, Qingdao, 266022 China
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- Zoology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451 Saudi Arabia
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- Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003 China
- College of Fisheries, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003 China
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- Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003 China
- Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao, 266237 China
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He J, Jiang J, Agatha S, Pan H. Taxonomy and phylogeny of the freshwater tintinnid Tintinnopsis tubuformis Chiang, 1956 (Ciliophora, Oligotrichea) and a proposed synonymization of T. longa nom. corr. Chiang, 1956. J Eukaryot Microbiol 2022; 69:e12918. [PMID: 35466480 DOI: 10.1111/jeu.12918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2022] [Revised: 04/15/2022] [Accepted: 04/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Tintinnid ciliates are traditionally identified by their loricae; however, increasing evidence indicates that some lorica features (e.g., its length, spiralled structures) are not reliable. The vast majority of tintinnids inhabit the marine pelagial; merely, about thirty species live in freshwater. In the present study, two morphotypes with similar lorica shapes and opening diameters but deviating lorica lengths were isolated from freshwater samples collected at different water temperatures near Chongming Island in the Yangtze Estuary, China. The specimens were studied in vivo and after protargol staining, and their phylogenetic placement was inferred from three ribosomal RNA markers; further, cell division was investigated in the short morphotype. Based on the original descriptions, the longer morphotype is identified as Tintinnopsis longa nom. corr. Chiang, 1956 and the shorter one as Tintinnopsis tubuformis Chiang, 1956. Despite distinct differences in the lorica lengths, the identity of the three molecular markers in both morphotypes suggests conspecificity, which is supported by overlapping ranges in the lorica opening diameters and the length-independent features of the somatic ciliary pattern (e.g., number of kineties). Hence, we synonymised T. longa nom. corr. with T. tubuformis and neotypified the later species.
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- Jialian He
- Shanghai Universities Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Taxonomy and Evolution, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China
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- Shanghai Universities Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Taxonomy and Evolution, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China
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- Department of Environment & Biodiversity, Paris Lodron University of Salzburg, 5020, Salzburg, Austria
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- Shanghai Universities Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Taxonomy and Evolution, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China.,Engineering Research Center of Environmental DNA and Ecological Water Health Assessment, Shanghai Ocean University
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Adamska M. First report of Blastocystis sp. subtypes in natural water bodies in north-western Poland: a one-year monitoring. Int J Environ Health Res 2022; 32:862-869. [PMID: 32787444 DOI: 10.1080/09603123.2020.1803804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2020] [Accepted: 07/28/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Studies on the presence of Blastocystis subtypes in water samples are far less numerous compared with stool samples. The main aim of this study was to examine the occurrence of Blastocystis subtypes in 36 natural water bodies in north-western Poland in the period from winter 2009 to autumn 2010. Single PCR with the use of Blast 505-532/Blast 998-1017 set of primers was used to detect Blastocystis DNA in the obtained water samples. Sequencing of the obtained amplicons revealed the presence of ST1 and ST3 subtypes in five of the 36 (13.9%) examined water bodies within 1 year period. Further examinations with the use of new samples are needed in order to check if Blastocystis occurs in the examined water bodies at the present time, however, the risk of infection should be taken into consideration.
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- Małgorzata Adamska
- Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences, Institute of Biology, University of Szczecin, Szczecin, Poland
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Wang MM, Zhang JY, Zhao YJ. Morphological description and molecular identification of Myxobolus dajiangensis n. sp. (Myxozoa: Myxobolidae) from the gill of Cyprinus carpio in southwest China. PeerJ 2022; 10:e13023. [PMID: 35265398 PMCID: PMC8900608 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.13023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2021] [Accepted: 02/07/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Background Myxosporean diversity is a hot topic since they are difficult to accurately identify and classify. Many Myxobolus parasites have been named as Myxobolus koi because of their similar morphological features with the species originally reported. However, the distinctions in fine morphological features, host specificity, and molecular data have given rise to the attention of researchers. Methods The classical morphometric and histological methods were used to describe the Myxobolus dajiangensis n. sp. in morphology. The common techniques in modern molecular biology and the methods of phylogenetic analyses were combined to identify the species. Results Plasmodia of interlamellar-vascular type were found in the vascular network of gill lamellae. Mature myxospores of M. dajiangensis n. sp. were elongated and pyriform from the frontal view. The myxospores were 14.8 ± 0.4 (13.9-15.6) µm in length, 8.0 ± 0.5 (7.2-9.1) µm in width, and 5.5 µm in thickness. The two polar capsules were pyriform and slightly different in length. The length of the larger polar capsules was 8.0 ± 0.4 (7.1-8.8) µm, and it was 7.4 ± 0.4 (6.1-8.0) µm for the smaller ones. The width of both polar capsules was 2.5 ± 0.2 (2.0-3.2) µm. The polar filaments within the polar capsules were each coiled nine to 11 turns. Comparative analysis of both the morphological and molecular data between the present speices and other similar species revealed that the present species is a novel species, Myxobolus dajiangensis n. sp. Also, M. koi (FJ710800) was misidentified and the congener with M. dajiangensis n. sp., depending on the secondary structures of SSU rRNA and phylogenetic analysis. Moreover, the cryptic species existed in the M. koi parasites.
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- Miao-miao Wang
- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Animal Biology, College of Life Sciences, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Animal Biology, College of Life Sciences, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Animal Biology, College of Life Sciences, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing, China
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Li T, Pan X, Lu B, Miao M, Liu M. Taxonomy and molecular phylogeny of a new freshwater ciliate Frontonia apoacuminata sp. nov. (Protista, Ciliophora, Oligohymenophorea) from Qingdao, PR China. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71. [PMID: 34694984 DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.005071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The morphology and ciliature of a new freshwater ciliate, Frontonia apoacuminata sp. nov., isolated from an artificial pond in Qingdao, PR China, were investigated using live observation and silver staining methods. The main features separating F. apoacuminata sp. nov. from its congeners are as follows: a broad elliptical body that is slightly pointed at the posterior end, four ophryokineties, one or two spherical micronuclei of a 'compact' type, a dorsally positioned contractile vacuole, and peniculi 1-3 each with five kinetosome rows though the left-most two rows in peniculus 3 are extremely shortened (with only two or three kinetosomes each). Additionally, an improved diagnosis of F. acuminata is provided. Phylogenetic analyses based on the small subunit ribosomal RNA (SSU rRNA) gene show that F. apoacuminata sp. nov. clusters with F. atra, F. minuta, F. acuminata and F. terricola. These five species group with Disematostoma, Marituja and Stokesia rather than with other Frontonia species, causing polyphyly of the genus Frontonia.
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- Tao Li
- Institute of Evolution & Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, PR China.,College of Fisheries and Key Laboratory of Mariculture of the Education Ministry of China, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, PR China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150025, PR China
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- Institute of Evolution & Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, PR China.,College of Fisheries and Key Laboratory of Mariculture of the Education Ministry of China, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, PR China
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- Savaid Medical School, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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- Institute of Evolution & Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, PR China.,College of Fisheries and Key Laboratory of Mariculture of the Education Ministry of China, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, PR China
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Wang C, Jiang L, Qu Z, Al-Farraj SA, Warren A, Hu X. Taxonomy and Phylogeny of Three Species of Dysteria (Ciliophora, Phyllopharyngea) Including the Description of Dysteria ozakii nom. nov. Protist 2021; 172:125831. [PMID: 34592569 DOI: 10.1016/j.protis.2021.125831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2020] [Revised: 05/21/2021] [Accepted: 07/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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In the last two decades, cyrtophorian ciliates have been revealed to demonstrate a high species diversity. But this group remains difficult to study, mainly because of their low abundance and relatively few taxonomically informative morphological characters. As a contribution to the taxonomy of cyrtophorians, here we investigate three Dysteria species based on their live morphology, ciliary pattern, and molecular phylogeny. Dysteria ozakii nom. nov. can be recognized by its elongate body shape and four right kineties, including three frontoventral kineties. A neotype has to be fixed for the species as no type materials were deposited. The other two species, D. brasiliensis Faria et al., 1922 and D. compressa (Gourret & Roeser, 1886) Kahl, 1931, are redescribed and supplementary information for each is supplied. Phylogenetic analyses based on small-subunit (SSU) rRNA gene sequences support the validity of the species. In addition, four species of bacterial epibionts were observed on the surface of the three Dysteria spp. The identities of these bacterial species are discussed based on the newly obtained 16S rRNA gene sequences.
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Hu Z, Xu N, Gu H, Chai Z, Takahashi K, Li Z, Deng Y, Iwataki M, Matsuoka K, Tang YZ. Morpho-molecular description of a new HAB species, Pseudocochlodinium profundisulcus gen. et sp. nov., and its LSU rRNA gene based genetic diversity and geographical distribution. Harmful Algae 2021; 108:102098. [PMID: 34588125 DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2021.102098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2020] [Revised: 08/16/2021] [Accepted: 08/25/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Harmful algal blooms (HABs) caused by an unknown dinoflagellate species have frequently occurred in the Pearl River Estuary, China Since 2006. These blooms were associated with severe water discoloration and economic losses, ranging from several km2 to 300 km2 with the maximum recorded cell density being 2.77 × 107 cells⋅L-1. This unknown dinoflagellate species was initially identified as Cochlodinium geminatum and subsequently reclassified as Polykrikos geminatus. However, after reviewing the original descriptions for Cochlodinium geminatum sensu Schütt (1895) and the genus Polykrikos, we considered this species is incongruent with their original descriptions. Further morphological examinations and particularly phylogenetic analyses based on the SSU and partial LSU rRNA genes of isolates and resting cysts from China and Japan prompted us to consider it a new species of a new genus. This new species was proposed to be Pseudocochlodinium profundisulcus gen. et sp. nov., based on its open comma-shaped apical structure complex (ASC), cingulum encircling the cell less than one and a half turns, a deep sulcus with a torsion of a half turn, either single cell or cell chain consisting of two cells with the same number of nuclei and zooids, the resting cyst bearing lobed ornaments, and the evolutionary distances from Polykrikos (and others) on the phylogenetic trees constructed using the concatenated SSU and partial LSU rRNA gene sequences. Metabarcoding investigation of surface sediment samples collected in China revealed that the species to be widely present along the entire Chinese coast with the highest abundance in the South China Sea. Further re-analysis of the Tara Oceans metabarcoding dataset targeting the SSU rRNA gene V9 domain suggested a global distribution of this new genus. Phylogenetic analyses on 46 OTUs (average length: ∼552 bases) of its LSU rRNA gene sequences (mainly D1-D2 domains) obtained from surface sediment samples revealed intraspecific genetic diversity of this species. Interestingly, based on the different distributions and the abundance of these OTUs along the coast of China, this species appeared to have expanded its distribution from the South China Sea to the northern Yellow Sea, or preferred a warm water habitat. We consider that the present work improves the taxonomy and provides important insights into the biogeography of Pseudocochlodinium profundisulcus.⋅.
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- Zhangxi Hu
- CAS Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China; Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266237, China; Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
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- Institute of Hydrobiology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen 361005, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
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- Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Biological Resource Center/Korean Collection for Type Cultures (KCTC), Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Jeongeup 56212, Korea
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China; Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266237, China; Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
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- Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan.
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- C/O Institute for East China Sea Research, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki 851-2213, Japan.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China; Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266237, China; Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China.
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Shishkin Y, Drachko D, Zlatogursky VV. Clypifer cribrifer gen. nov., sp. nov. (Clypiferidae fam. nov., Pterocystida, Centroplasthelida), with notes on evolution of centrohelid siliceous coverings. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71. [PMID: 34196605 DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.004856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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A new family, genus and species of centrohelid heliozoans, Clypifer cribrifer gen. nov., sp. nov. (Clypiferidae fam. nov.), from the Gulf of Aqaba (Israel) was studied with light and electron microscopy and SSU rRNA gene sequencing. Clypifer cribrifer has only one type of scales, partially running up the sides of the axopodia. Plate scales [0.8-2.3 (av. 1.5)×0.6-1.8 (av. 1.2) μm] are flat, elliptical or circular, fenestrated with holes of irregular shape and have a marginal rim and a very short axial rib. The cell diameter is 3.9-9.6 (av. 6.0) μm. Molecular phylogenetic analysis robustly places C. cribrifer in the C4 clade for which the new family Clypiferidae is proposed here. This position is confirmed with the short sequences in the panacanthocystid increased regions. The morphology of the new genus has similarities to the genus Raphidocystis. The probability that another Clypifer species was described under a different name in the centrohelid literature is discussed. Clypiferidae represent the second lineage of Pterocystida, which are characterized by the presence of only tangentially oriented plate scales of one type. Possible ways of evolution of the centrohelid siliceous coverings are also discussed.
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- Yegor Shishkin
- Department of Invertebrate Zoology, Faculty of Biology, Saint Petersburg State University, Universitetskaya Embankment 7/9, 199034, Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Department of Invertebrate Zoology, Faculty of Biology, Saint Petersburg State University, Universitetskaya Embankment 7/9, 199034, Saint Petersburg, Russia.,Laboratory of Cellular & Molecular Protistology, Zoological Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences, Universitetskaya Embankment 1, 199034, Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Department of Invertebrate Zoology, Faculty of Biology, Saint Petersburg State University, Universitetskaya Embankment 7/9, 199034, Saint Petersburg, Russia
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Jiang L, Zhuang W, El-Serehy HA, Al-Farraj SA, Warren A, Hu X. Taxonomy and Molecular Phylogeny of Two New Species of Prostomatean Ciliates With Establishment of Foissnerophrys gen. n. (Alveolata, Ciliophora). Front Microbiol 2021; 12:686929. [PMID: 34220776 PMCID: PMC8250431 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.686929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2021] [Accepted: 05/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Prostomatean ciliates play important roles in the flow of material and energy in aquatic microbial food webs, and thus have attracted wide attention for over a century. Their taxonomy and systematics are, however, still poorly understood because of their relatively few taxonomically informative morphological characters. In this study, two new prostomateans, Lagynus binucleatus sp. n. and Foissnerophrys alveolata gen. n., sp. n., collected from a freshwater pool and the intertidal zone of a sandy beach, respectively, in Qingdao, China, are investigated using living observation, protargol staining, and SSU rRNA gene sequencing methods. The genus Lagynus is redefined, and the new species L. binucleatus sp. n. is established based on significant morphological differences with similar forms. Furthermore, a new genus, Foissnerophrys gen. n., is established based on a combination of morphological and molecular data with F. alveaolata sp. n. the type species by monotypy. The identities of intracellular prokaryotes of these two new species are discussed based on fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) data and newly obtained 16S rRNA gene sequences.
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- Limin Jiang
- College of Fisheries and Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China.,Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- College of Fisheries and Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China.,Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom
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- College of Fisheries and Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China.,Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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Song YQ, Zhang D, Chen W, Dang XX, Yang H. Phylogenetic identification of symbiotic protists of five Chinese Reticulitermes species indicates a cospeciation of gut microfauna with host termites. J Eukaryot Microbiol 2021; 68:e12862. [PMID: 34120379 DOI: 10.1111/jeu.12862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Symbiotic protists play important roles in the wood digestion of lower termites. Previous studies showed that termites generally possess host-specific flagellate communities. The genus Reticulitermes is particularly interesting because its unique assemblage of gut flagellates bears evidence for transfaunation. The gut fauna of Reticulitermes species in Japan, Europe, and North America had been investigated, but data on species in China are scarce. For the first time, we analyzed the phylogeny of protists in the hindgut of five Reticulitermes species in China. A total of 22 protist phylotypes were affiliated with the family Trichonymphidae, Teranymphidae, Trichomonadidae, and Holomastigotoididae (Phylum Parabasalia), and 45 protist phylotypes were affiliated with the family Pyrsonymphidae (Phylum Preaxostyla). The protist fauna of these five Reticulitermes species is similar to those of Reticulitermes species in other geographical regions. The topology of Trichonymphidae subtree was similar to that of Reticulitermes tree. All Preaxostyla clones were affiliated with the genera Pyrsonympha and Dinenympha (Order Oxymonadida) as in the other Reticulitermes species. The results of this study not only add to the existing information on the flagellates present in other Reticulitermes species but also offer the opportunity to test the hypotheses for the coevolution of symbiotic protists with their host termites.
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- Yan-Qiu Song
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetic Regulation and Integrative Biology, School of Life Sciences, Institute of Entomology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China.,School of Public Health, Dali University, Dali, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetic Regulation and Integrative Biology, School of Life Sciences, Institute of Entomology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetic Regulation and Integrative Biology, School of Life Sciences, Institute of Entomology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetic Regulation and Integrative Biology, School of Life Sciences, Institute of Entomology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetic Regulation and Integrative Biology, School of Life Sciences, Institute of Entomology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China
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Bent SM, Miller CA, Sharp KH, Hansel CM, Apprill A. Differential Patterns of Microbiota Recovery in Symbiotic and Aposymbiotic Corals following Antibiotic Disturbance. mSystems 2021; 6:e01086-20. [PMID: 33850041 DOI: 10.1128/mSystems.01086-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Microbial relationships are critical to coral health, and changes in microbiomes are often exhibited following environmental disturbance. However, the dynamics of coral-microbial composition and external factors that govern coral microbiome assembly and response to disturbance remain largely uncharacterized. Here, we investigated how antibiotic-induced disturbance affects the coral mucus microbiota in the facultatively symbiotic temperate coral Astrangia poculata, which occurs naturally with high (symbiotic) or low (aposymbiotic) densities of the endosymbiotic dinoflagellate Breviolum psygmophilum. We also explored how differences in the mucus microbiome of natural and disturbed A. poculata colonies affected levels of extracellular superoxide, a reactive oxygen species thought to have both beneficial and detrimental effects on coral health. Using a bacterial and archaeal small-subunit (SSU) rRNA gene sequencing approach, we found that antibiotic exposure significantly altered the composition of the mucus microbiota but that it did not influence superoxide levels, suggesting that superoxide production in A. poculata is not influenced by the mucus microbiota. In antibiotic-treated A. poculata exposed to ambient seawater, mucus microbiota recovered to its initial state within 2 weeks following exposure, and six bacterial taxa played a prominent role in this reassembly. Microbial composition among symbiotic colonies was more similar throughout the 2-week recovery period than that among aposymbiotic colonies, whose microbiota exhibited significantly more interindividual variability after antibiotic treatment and during recovery. This work suggests that the A. poculata mucus microbiome can rapidly reestablish itself and that the presence of B. psygmophilum, perhaps by supplying nutrients, photosynthate, or other signaling molecules, exerts influence on this process. IMPORTANCE Corals are animals whose health is often maintained by symbiotic microalgae and other microorganisms, yet they are highly susceptible to environmental-related disturbances. Here, we used a known disruptor, antibiotics, to understand how the coral mucus microbial community reassembles itself following disturbance. We show that the Astrangia poculata microbiome can recover from this disturbance and that individuals with algal symbionts reestablish their microbiomes in a more consistent manner compared to corals lacking symbionts. This work is important because it suggests that this coral may be able to recover its mucus microbiome following disturbance, it identifies specific microbes that may be important to reassembly, and it demonstrates that algal symbionts may play a previously undocumented role in microbial recovery and resilience to environmental change.
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Yin YL, Wang Y, Lai P, Yao Q, Li Y, Zhang LX, Yang X, Song JK, Zhao GH. Establishment and preliminary application of nanoparticle-assisted PCR assay for detection of Cryptosporidium spp. Parasitol Res 2021; 120:1837-1844. [PMID: 33649965 DOI: 10.1007/s00436-021-07101-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2020] [Accepted: 02/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Cryptosporidium is an important intestinal protozoan parasite that causes diarrhoea in humans and animals. To rapidly and specifically detect Cryptosporidium spp., we designed a pair of primers based on the small subunit ribosomal RNA (SSU rRNA) gene of Cryptosporidium spp. to be used in a new nanoparticle-assisted PCR (nano-PCR) assay. The minimum detectable concentration (1.02 pg) of this nano-PCR was 10 times more sensitive than conventional PCR using the same primer pair. The DNA samples of C. parvum, C. baileyi, C. xiaoi, C. ryanae, and C. andersoni were successfully detected by the nano-PCR. No amplifications were evident with DNA samples of some common intestinal pathogens, including Eimeria tenella, Blastocystis sp., Giardia lamblia, Enterocytozoon bieneusi, and Balantidium coli. To validate the clinical usefulness of the novel nano-PCR, a total of 40 faecal samples from goats, camels, calves, and chickens were examined. The positive rate of Cryptosporidium spp. was 27.5% (11/40), which was consistent with that of an established nested PCR. These results indicate that the novel nano-PCR assay enables the rapid, specific, and accurate detection of Cryptosporidium infection in animals. The findings provide a technical basis for the clinical diagnosis, prevention, and control of cryptosporidiosis.
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- Yan-Ling Yin
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi Province, People's Republic of China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi Province, People's Republic of China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi Province, People's Republic of China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi Province, People's Republic of China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi Province, People's Republic of China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450046, Henan Province, People's Republic of China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi Province, People's Republic of China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi Province, People's Republic of China.
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi Province, People's Republic of China.
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Yanta CA, Bessonov K, Robinson G, Troell K, Guy RA. CryptoGenotyper: A new bioinformatics tool for rapid Cryptosporidium identification. Food Waterborne Parasitol 2021; 23:e00115. [PMID: 33748443 PMCID: PMC7966988 DOI: 10.1016/j.fawpar.2021.e00115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2020] [Revised: 02/09/2021] [Accepted: 02/15/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Cryptosporidium is a protozoan parasite that is transmitted to both humans and animals through zoonotic or anthroponotic means. When a host is infected with this parasite, it causes a gastrointestinal disease known as cryptosporidiosis. To understand the transmission dynamics of Cryptosporidium, the small subunit (SSU or 18S) rRNA and gp60 genes are commonly studied through PCR analysis and conventional Sanger sequencing. However, analyzing sequence chromatograms manually is both time consuming and prone to human error, especially in the presence of poorly resolved, heterozygous peaks and the absence of a validated database. For this study, we developed a Cryptosporidium genotyping tool, called CryptoGenotyper, which has the capability to read raw Sanger sequencing data for the two common Cryptosporidium gene targets (SSU rRNA and gp60) and classify the sequence data into standard nomenclature. The CryptoGenotyper has the capacity to perform quality control and properly classify sequences using a high quality, manually curated reference database, saving users' time and removing bias during data analysis. The incorporated heterozygous base calling algorithms for the SSU rRNA gene target resolves double peaks, therefore recovering data previously classified as inconclusive. The CryptoGenotyper successfully genotyped 99.3% (428/431) and 95.1% (154/162) of SSU rRNA chromatograms containing single and mixed sequences, respectively, and correctly subtyped 95.6% (947/991) of gp60 chromatograms without manual intervention. This new, user-friendly tool can provide both fast and reproducible analyses of Sanger sequencing data for the two most common Cryptosporidium gene targets.
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- Christine A Yanta
- National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, 110 Stone Road West, Guelph, ON N1G 3W4, Canada
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- National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, 110 Stone Road West, Guelph, ON N1G 3W4, Canada
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- Cryptosporidium Reference Unit, Public Health Wales, Microbiology and Health Protection, Singleton Hospital, Swansea SA2 8QA, UK.,Swansea University Medical School, Singleton Park, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK
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- National Veterinary Institute, 751 89 Uppsala, Sweden.,Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala University, Sweden
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- National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, 110 Stone Road West, Guelph, ON N1G 3W4, Canada
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Abraham JS, Somasundaram S, Maurya S, Gupta R, Makhija S, Toteja R. Characterization of Euplotes lynni nov. spec., E. indica nov. spec. and description of E. aediculatus and E. woodruffi (Ciliophora, Euplotidae) using an integrative approach. Eur J Protistol 2021; 79:125779. [PMID: 33706203 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejop.2021.125779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2020] [Revised: 01/14/2021] [Accepted: 01/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Four species belonging to the genus Euplotes have been investigated, namely: E. lynni nov. spec., E. indica nov. spec., E. aediculatus, and E. woodruffi. All populations are from India and were investigated using morphological and molecular markers. The phylogenetic relationships were inferred from small subunit ribosomal rRNA gene (SSU rRNA), internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region, and mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) gene. Predicted secondary structure models for two new species using the hypervariable region of the SSU rRNA gene and ITS2 region support the distinctness of both species. Morphological characters were subjected to principal component analysis (PCA) and genetic variations were studied in-depth to analyze the relatedness of the two new species with their congeners. An integrative approach combining morphological features, molecular analysis, and ecological characteristics was carried out to understand the phylogenetic position of the reported species within the different clades of the genus Euplotes.
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- Jeeva Susan Abraham
- Ciliate Biology Laboratory, Acharya Narendra Dev College, University of Delhi, Govindpuri, Kalkaji, New Delhi 110019, India
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- Ciliate Biology Laboratory, Acharya Narendra Dev College, University of Delhi, Govindpuri, Kalkaji, New Delhi 110019, India
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- Ciliate Biology Laboratory, Acharya Narendra Dev College, University of Delhi, Govindpuri, Kalkaji, New Delhi 110019, India
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- Maitreyi College, University of Delhi, Bapu Dham, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi 110021, India.
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- Ciliate Biology Laboratory, Acharya Narendra Dev College, University of Delhi, Govindpuri, Kalkaji, New Delhi 110019, India
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- Ciliate Biology Laboratory, Acharya Narendra Dev College, University of Delhi, Govindpuri, Kalkaji, New Delhi 110019, India.
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Jiang L, Wang C, Zhuang W, Li S, Hu X. Taxonomy, phylogeny, and geographical distribution of the little-known Helicoprorodon multinucleatum Dragesco, 1960 (Ciliophora, Haptorida) and key to species within the genus. Eur J Protistol 2021; 78:125769. [PMID: 33549969 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejop.2021.125769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2020] [Revised: 12/02/2020] [Accepted: 01/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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A little-known haptorid ciliate, Helicoprorodon multinucleatum Dragesco, 1960, was found in a sandy beach at Qingdao, China. Its morphology was studied based on microscopic observations of live and protargol-stained specimens and morphometrics, and the phylogeny was analyzed using SSU rRNA gene sequences. Helicoprorodon multinucleatum is characterized by the combination of the following features: (i) a very narrowly worm-like body with a size of about 300-1500 μm × 30-60 μm in vivo, and two circles of horn-like protuberances around the head; (ii) 50-160 spherical macronuclear nodules scattered throughout the body; (iii) rod-shaped, 10-50 μm long extrusomes gathered into several bunches, which are randomly distributed beneath pellicle; and (iv) 42-88 somatic kineties, including four oralized kineties and two dorsal brush rows. Phylogenetic analyses reveal that both the family Helicoprorodontidae and the genus Helicoprorodon might be monophyletic. In addition, we provide an illustrated key to the species and the geographical distribution of the genus Helicoprorodon.
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- Limin Jiang
- College of Fisheries, & Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China; Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
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- College of Fisheries, & Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China; Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
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- College of Fisheries, & Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China; Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
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- College of Fisheries, & Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China; Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
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- College of Fisheries, & Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China; Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China.
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Gu R, Sun P, Wang Y, Yu F, Jiao N, Xu D. Genetic Diversity, Community Assembly, and Shaping Factors of Benthic Microbial Eukaryotes in Dongshan Bay, Southeast China. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:592489. [PMID: 33424795 PMCID: PMC7785585 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.592489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2020] [Accepted: 11/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Microbial eukaryotes are pivotal components of marine ecosystems. However, compared with the pelagic environments, the diversity distribution and the driving mechanisms of microbial eukaryotes in the marine sediments have rarely been explored. In this study, sediment cores were collected along a transect from inner to outer Dongshan Bay, Southeast China. By combining high throughput sequencing of small-subunit (SSU) rRNA gene with measurements on multiple environmental variables, the genetic diversity, community structure and assembly processes, and environmental shaping factors were investigated. Alveolata (mainly Ciliophora and Dinophyceae), Rhizaria (mainly Cercozoa), and Stramenopiles (mainly Bacillariophyta) were the most dominant groups in terms of both relative sequence abundance and operational taxonomic unit (OTU) richness. Grain size composition of the sediment was the primary factor determining the alpha diversity of microbial eukaryotes followed by sediment depth and heavy metal, including chromium (Cr), zinc (Zn), and plumbum (Pb). Geographic distance and water depth surpassed other environmental factors to be the primary factors shaping the microbial eukaryotic communities. Dispersal limitation was the primary driver of the microbial eukaryotic communities, followed by drift and homogeneous selection. Overall, our study shed new light on the spatial distribution patterns and controlling factors of benthic microbial eukaryotes in a subtropical bay which is subjected to increasing anthropogenic pressure.
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- Rong Gu
- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
- College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
- Fujian Key Laboratory of Marine Carbon Sequestration, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystem, College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory for Coastal Ecology and Environmental Studies, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
- College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
- Fujian Key Laboratory of Marine Carbon Sequestration, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
- College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
- Fujian Key Laboratory of Marine Carbon Sequestration, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
- College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
- Fujian Key Laboratory of Marine Carbon Sequestration, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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Popruk N, Prasongwattana S, Mahittikorn A, Palasuwan A, Popruk S, Palasuwan D. Prevalence and Subtype Distribution of Blastocystis Infection in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus in Thailand. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2020; 17:ijerph17238877. [PMID: 33260351 PMCID: PMC7730192 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17238877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2020] [Revised: 11/25/2020] [Accepted: 11/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a major global public health problem with an increasing prevalence. DM increases the risk of infections caused by bacteria, fungi, viruses, and parasites. We examined the prevalence, subtypes, and risk factors of Blastocystis infection in patients with and without DM in central Thailand. Stool samples and questionnaires were obtained from 130 people in the DM group and 100 people in the non-DM group. Blastocystis infection was identified via a nested polymerase chain reaction and subtyped via sequencing of the partial small-subunit ribosomal RNA (SSU rRNA) gene. Analysis of potential risk factors was conducted via binary logistic regression. The overall prevalence of Blastocystis infection was 10.8%, including rates of 9% and 12.3% in the non-DM and DM groups, respectively. The most prevalent subtype was ST3, followed by ST1, and ST4. Factors that potentially increased the risk of Blastocystis infection include patients being >65 years old, the presence of DM, a DM duration of ≥10 years, a low level of education, and animal ownership. In conclusion, this is the first study of Blastocystis infection in DM, and a high prevalence was found among this population. Therefore, health education promoting sanitation and hygiene is necessary to reduce and prevent infection in the community.
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- Noppon Popruk
- Department of Transfusion Medicine and Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand;
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- Department of Nursing, Bang Pa-in Hospital, Bang Pa-in District, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya 13160, Thailand;
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- Department of Protozoology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand;
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- Oxidation in Red Cell Disorders Research Unit, Department of Clinical Microscopy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand;
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- Department of Protozoology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand;
- Correspondence: (S.P.); (D.P.); Tel.: +662-3549-100 (S.P.); +662-2181-541 (D.P.)
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- Oxidation in Red Cell Disorders Research Unit, Department of Clinical Microscopy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand;
- Correspondence: (S.P.); (D.P.); Tel.: +662-3549-100 (S.P.); +662-2181-541 (D.P.)
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Li M, Hu G, Li C, Zhao WS, Zou H, Li WX, Wu SG, Wang GT, Ponce-Gordo F. Morphological and molecular characterization of a new ciliate Nyctotheroides grimi n. sp. (Armophorea, Clevelandellida) from Chinese frogs. Acta Trop 2020; 208:105531. [PMID: 32428457 DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2020.105531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2019] [Revised: 05/06/2020] [Accepted: 05/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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A new species of clevelandellid ciliate, Nyctotheroides grimi n. sp., is described from the frog Fejervarya limnocharis. Light and scanning electron microscopy were used for the morphological studies, and the DNA encoding the SSU rRNA gene (SSU rDNA) and the ITS1-5.8S subunit rRNA-ITS2 region (ITS) were sequenced for genetic comparisons and phylogenetic analysis. The main distinctive morphological feature is a knob-like projection in the left-posterior end; other differential characters are the cell size, the length of the oral groove and the shape of the infundibulum. Nyctotheroides grimi possess an apical suture line in the left and right side of the anterior end and in the left side of the caudal end. In the phylogenetic analyses, the new species engroups with other Nyctotheroides species forming a monophyletic group. The high similarity in the SSU rDNA and ITS sequences between Nyctotheroides species suggests a relative recent divergence. The genetic data and the different host range support the separation of Nyctotheroides and Nyctotherus; however the morphological criterion based on the presence (in Nyctotheroides)/absence (in Nyctothterus) of an apical kinetal suture line should be modified to consider the presence of kinetal suture lines in the apical and/or the caudal left side in Nyctotheroides.
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- Ming Li
- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, and Key Laboratory of Aquaculture Disease Control, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 7 Donghu South Road, Wuchang District, Wuhan 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, and Key Laboratory of Aquaculture Disease Control, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 7 Donghu South Road, Wuchang District, Wuhan 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, and Key Laboratory of Aquaculture Disease Control, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 7 Donghu South Road, Wuchang District, Wuhan 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, and Key Laboratory of Aquaculture Disease Control, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 7 Donghu South Road, Wuchang District, Wuhan 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, and Key Laboratory of Aquaculture Disease Control, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 7 Donghu South Road, Wuchang District, Wuhan 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, and Key Laboratory of Aquaculture Disease Control, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 7 Donghu South Road, Wuchang District, Wuhan 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, and Key Laboratory of Aquaculture Disease Control, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 7 Donghu South Road, Wuchang District, Wuhan 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, and Key Laboratory of Aquaculture Disease Control, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 7 Donghu South Road, Wuchang District, Wuhan 430072, China.
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- Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Plaza Ramón y Cajal s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
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Kabir AS, Bharti D, Kumar S, Shazib SUA, Shin MK. Redescription of Rigidohymena inquieta (Stokes, 1887) Berger, 2011 as Metahymena inquieta gen. nov., comb. nov. (Ciliophora, Hypotricha) Based on Morphology, Morphogenesis, and Molecular Phylogeny. J Eukaryot Microbiol 2020; 67:541-554. [PMID: 32396978 DOI: 10.1111/jeu.12801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2018] [Revised: 04/06/2020] [Accepted: 04/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The morphology and morphogenesis of Rigidohymena inquieta (Stokes, 1887) Berger, 2011, isolated from a lawn soil in the campus of the University of Ulsan, Korea, was studied, using live observation and protargol impregnation. The molecular phylogeny was studied based on the SSU rRNA gene sequences. The morphology of the Korean population of R. inquieta matches the previously known populations; however, the morphogenetic pattern shows differences to the species R. candens in the involvement of cirrus V/3 in the anlagen formation. A novel genus namely Metahymena gen. nov. has been erected for the present species based on the ontogenetic difference, and the new combination Metahymena inquieta gen. nov., comb. nov. is proposed. The morphology, morphogenesis, distribution, and phylogeny of M. inquieta are presented. The morphologic and morphogenetic data corroborate the phylogenetic analyses as M. inquieta clusters among the stylonychid ciliates in a clade distant from Rigidohymena candens.
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- Ahmed Salahuddin Kabir
- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, University of Ulsan, Ulsan, 44610, South Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, University of Ulsan, Ulsan, 44610, South Korea.,Zoological Survey of India, Prani Vigyan Bhawan, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata, 700053, India
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, University of Ulsan, Ulsan, 44610, South Korea.,Zoological Survey of India, Prani Vigyan Bhawan, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata, 700053, India
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, University of Ulsan, Ulsan, 44610, South Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, University of Ulsan, Ulsan, 44610, South Korea
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Davison J, García de León D, Zobel M, Moora M, Bueno CG, Barceló M, Gerz M, León D, Meng Y, Pillar VD, Sepp SK, Soudzilovaskaia NA, Tedersoo L, Vaessen S, Vahter T, Winck B, Öpik M. Plant functional groups associate with distinct arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities. New Phytol 2020; 226:1117-1128. [PMID: 31943225 DOI: 10.1111/nph.16423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2019] [Accepted: 12/24/2019] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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The benefits of the arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) symbiosis between plants and fungi are modulated by the functional characteristics of both partners. However, it is unknown to what extent functionally distinct groups of plants naturally associate with different AM fungi. We reanalysed 14 high-throughput sequencing data sets describing AM fungal communities associating with plant individuals (2427) belonging to 297 species. We examined how root-associating AM fungal communities varied between plants with different growth forms, photosynthetic pathways, CSR (competitor, stress-tolerator, ruderal) strategies, mycorrhizal statuses and N-fixing statuses. AM fungal community composition differed in relation to all studied plant functional groups. Grasses, C4 and nonruderal plants were characterised by high AM fungal alpha diversity, while C4 , ruderal and obligately mycorrhizal plants were characterised by high beta diversity. The phylogenetic diversity of AM fungi, a potential surrogate for functional diversity, was higher among forbs than other plant growth forms. Putatively ruderal (previously cultured) AM fungi were disproportionately associated with forbs and ruderal plants. There was phylogenetic correlation among AM fungi in the degree of association with different plant growth forms and photosynthetic pathways. Associated AM fungal communities constitute an important component of plant ecological strategies. Functionally different plants associate with distinct AM fungal communities, linking mycorrhizal associations with functional diversity in ecosystems.
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- John Davison
- Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu, Lai 40, Tartu, 51005, Estonia
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- Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu, Lai 40, Tartu, 51005, Estonia
- Department of Life Sciences, University of Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares, 28805, Spain
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- Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu, Lai 40, Tartu, 51005, Estonia
- College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu, Lai 40, Tartu, 51005, Estonia
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- Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu, Lai 40, Tartu, 51005, Estonia
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- Environmental Biology Department, Institute of Environmental Sciences Leiden University, Einsteinweg 2, Leiden, 2333CC, the Netherlands
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- Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu, Lai 40, Tartu, 51005, Estonia
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- Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu, Lai 40, Tartu, 51005, Estonia
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- Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu, Lai 40, Tartu, 51005, Estonia
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- Department of Ecology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, 9500, Porto Alegre, 91501-970, Brazil
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- Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu, Lai 40, Tartu, 51005, Estonia
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- Environmental Biology Department, Institute of Environmental Sciences Leiden University, Einsteinweg 2, Leiden, 2333CC, the Netherlands
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- Natural History Museum, University of Tartu, Vanemuise 46, Tartu, 51014, Estonia
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- Environmental Biology Department, Institute of Environmental Sciences Leiden University, Einsteinweg 2, Leiden, 2333CC, the Netherlands
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- Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu, Lai 40, Tartu, 51005, Estonia
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- Department of Ecology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, 9500, Porto Alegre, 91501-970, Brazil
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- Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu, Lai 40, Tartu, 51005, Estonia
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Wang R, Song W, Bai Y, Warren A, Li L, Hu X. Morphological redescriptions and neotypification of two poorly known tintinnine ciliates (Alveolata, Ciliophora, Tintinnina), with a phylogenetic investigation based on SSU rRNA gene sequences. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:2515-2530. [PMID: 32118526 DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.004065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Two poorly known tintinnine ciliates collected from the coastal waters of PR China, viz., Codonellopsis mobilis Wang, 1936 and Tintinnopsis chinglanensis Nie & Ch'eng, 1947, were redescribed and neotypified using live observation, protargol staining and SSU rRNA gene sequencing. Ciliature information and SSU rRNA gene sequence data of both species were revealed for the first time and improved diagnoses were given based on the original descriptions and data from the present study. Further phylogenetic analyses inferred from SSU rRNA gene sequences and morphological data suggested that the genus Tintinnopsis is polyphyletic and that the genus Codonellopsis is non-monophyletic. The approximately unbiased test, however, does not reject the possibility that Codonellopsis is monophyletic.
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- Rui Wang
- Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity; Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China (OUC), Qingdao 266003, PR China
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- Marine College, Shandong University, Weihai 264209, PR China
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- Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity; Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China (OUC), Qingdao 266003, PR China
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- Department of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum, London SW7 5BD, UK
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- Marine College, Shandong University, Weihai 264209, PR China
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- Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity; Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China (OUC), Qingdao 266003, PR China
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Park KM, Jung JH, Kim JH, Min GS, Kim S. Morphology, morphogenesis, and molecular phylogeny of a new freshwater ciliate, Gonostomum jangbogoensis n. sp. (Ciliophora, Hypotricha), from Victoria Land, Antarctica. Eur J Protistol 2020; 73:125669. [PMID: 31931380 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejop.2019.125669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2019] [Revised: 12/17/2019] [Accepted: 12/22/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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In a study on ciliate diversity, we discovered the new hypotrich species, Gonostomum jangbogoensis n. sp., in freshwater from Terra Nova Bay, Victoria Land, southeast Antarctica. We describe its morphology and morphogenesis using standard methods, and the SSU rRNA gene phylogeny is provided as well. Morphology of Gonostomum jangbogoensis n. sp. is characterized as follows: slender to elongated body shape; grayish under low magnification; cortical granules present; 32-41 adoral membranelles; 3 enlarged frontal cirri; 1 buccal cirrus; 2 frontoterminal cirri; 3 or 4 frontoventral cirral pairs, 2 pretransverse cirri, 6-7 transverse cirri; 13-19 left and 18-26 right marginal cirri; 17-23 paroral kinetids; 3 dorsal kineties; 3 caudal cirri; 2 macronuclear nodules with 1-3 micronuclei. The morphogenesis of the new species confirms that it has at least seven frontal-ventral-transverse cirral anlagen, which is also reported in Gonostomum sp. 1 sensu Shin from Korea. Even though these two populations occur very far from each other, the morphometric data prove that this character state, the seven cirral anlagen, is a stable feature across these populations and might be an apomorphy. The phylogenetic analyses show that the genus Gonostomum is non-monophyletic and that the new species is a sister to G. bromelicola.
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Schreiner RP. Depth structures the community of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi amplified from grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) roots. Mycorrhiza 2020; 30:149-160. [PMID: 31993741 DOI: 10.1007/s00572-020-00930-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2019] [Accepted: 01/02/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) associating with grapevines has been determined previously, yet little is known of how the community in roots is shaped by depth in the soil or where roots occur in different management zones of the vineyard (vine row versus alley). The influence of depth, management zone, and time of year on the community of AMF in grape roots was examined. I also tested the potential influence of the alley vegetation on AMF in grapevines by comparing the taxa amplified from roots of other plants retrieved from the alley surface soil to those from grapevines growing in the same zone. Depth shaped the AMF community in grapevine roots more than the management zone based on dissimilarity among all grapevine samples. Time of the growing season did not, although AMF taxa richness was greater in grapevine roots collected in late summer (veraison) than it was in late spring (bloom). The number of abundant AMF taxa in grapevine roots from the uppermost soil depth in the vine row was substantially lower in late spring than in late summer, and this was related to high soil nitrate in late spring. The alley vegetation comprised primarily grass, and clover plants harbored a different AMF community in roots than did intermingled grapevine roots. The change in the AMF community in a single perennial host (grape) that occurred with depth in this study resulted from a shift among common taxa as opposed to the appearance of unique taxa in the subsoil.
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- R Paul Schreiner
- USDA-ARS, Horticultural Crops Research Laboratory, 3420 NW Orchard Avenue, Corvallis, Oregon, 97330, USA.
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Song W, Pan B, El-Serehy HA, Al-Farraj SA, Liu W, Li L. Morphology and Molecular Phylogeny of Two Freshwater Oligotrich Ciliates (Protozoa, Ciliophora, Oligotrichia), Pelagostrombidium fallax (Zacharias, 1895) Krainer, 1991 and Limnostrombidium viride (Stein, 1867) Krainer, 1995, with Brief Notes on Stomatogenesis. J Eukaryot Microbiol 2019; 67:232-244. [PMID: 31773849 DOI: 10.1111/jeu.12777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2018] [Revised: 10/04/2019] [Accepted: 10/16/2019] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The morphology of two oligotrich ciliates, Pelagostrombidium fallax (Zacharias, 1895) Krainer, 1991 and Limnostrombidium viride (Stein, 1867) Krainer, 1995, collected from a freshwater pond in northern China, was studied based on live observation and protargol staining. Currently, undescribed features in the girdle kinety in P. fallax are (a) sparsely spaced single argyrophilic basal bodies in the shoulder region and (b) a U-shape formed below the buccal peristome. An improved diagnosis for P. fallax is supplied, based on previous and present morphological descriptions. In addition, certain ontogenetic stages of P. fallax are reported for the first time. During division, two new embryonic bodies are successively generated de novo, the first one goes to the proter, the second one to the opisthe; the new canal derives from the old canal. The morphology of L. viride is redescribed in detail; the Chinese population is highly consistent with populations in Europe. The SSU rRNA gene of P. fallax was sequenced for the first time. Phylogenetic analyses, based on SSU rRNA gene sequence data, reveal that P. fallax and L. viride cluster with Strombidium species while the result of an AU test did not reject the possibility of monophyly of the family Pelagostrombidiidae.
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- Wen Song
- Marine College, Shandong University, Weihai, 264209, China
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- Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, China
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- Zoology Department, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Zoology Department, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Science, Guangzhou, 510301, China
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- Marine College, Shandong University, Weihai, 264209, China
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Rossi A, Bellone A, Fokin SI, Boscaro V, Vannini C. Detecting Associations Between Ciliated Protists and Prokaryotes with Culture-Independent Single-Cell Microbiomics: a Proof-of-Concept Study. Microb Ecol 2019; 78:232-242. [PMID: 30411190 DOI: 10.1007/s00248-018-1279-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2018] [Accepted: 10/22/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Symbioses between prokaryotes and microbial eukaryotes, particularly ciliated protists, have been studied for a long time. Nevertheless, researchers have focused only on a few host genera and species, mainly due to difficulties in cultivating the hosts, and usually have considered a single symbiont at a time. Here, we present a pilot study using a single-cell microbiomic approach to circumvent these issues. Unicellular ciliate isolation followed by simultaneous amplification of eukaryotic and prokaryotic markers was used. Our preliminary test gave reliable and satisfactory results both on samples collected from different habitats (marine and freshwater) and on ciliates belonging to different taxonomic groups. Results suggest that, as already assessed for many macro-organisms like plants and metazoans, ciliated protists harbor distinct microbiomes. The applied approach detected new potential symbionts as well as new hosts for previously described ones, with relatively low time and cost effort and without culturing. When further developed, single-cell microbiomics for ciliates could be applied to a large number of studies aiming to unravel the evolutionary and ecological meaning of these symbiotic systems.
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- Alessia Rossi
- Department of Biology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
- Department of Invertebrate Zoology, St.-Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia
- St. Petersburg Branch of the S.I. Vavilov Institute of History of Science and Technology, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Department of Biology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
- Department of Botany, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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Qu Z, Groben R, Marteinsson V, Agatha S, Filker S, Stoeck T. Redescription of Dexiotricha colpidiopsis (Kahl, 1926) Jankowski, 1964 (Ciliophora, Oligohymenophorea) from a Hot Spring in Iceland with Identification Key for Dexiotricha species. ACTA PROTOZOOL 2019; 57:95-106. [PMID: 31168161 DOI: 10.4467/16890027ap.18.009.8983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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We isolated an encysted ciliate from a geothermal field in Iceland. The morphological features of this isolate fit the descriptions of Dexiotricha colpidiopsis Kahl, 1926) Jankowski, 1964 very well. These comprise body shape and size in vivo, the number of somatic kineties, and the positions of macronucleus and contractile vacuole. Using state-of-the-art taxonomic methods, the species is redescribed, including phylogenetic analyses of the small subunit ribosomal RNA (SSU rRNA) gene as molecular marker. In the phylogenetic analyses, D. colpidiopsis clusters with the three available SSU rRNA gene sequences of congeners, suggesting a monophyly of the genus Dexiotricha. Its closest relative in phylogenetic analyses is D. elliptica, which also shows a high morphological similarity. This is the first record of a Dexiotricha species from a hot spring, indicating a wide temperature tolerance of this species at least in the encysted state. The new findings on D. colpidiopsis are included in a briefly revision of the scuticociliate genus Dexiotricha and an identification key to the species.
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- Zhishuai Qu
- Department of Ecology, University of Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, Germany.,Institute of Evolution & Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, PR China
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- Exploration & Utilization of Genetic Resources, Matis ohf., Reykjavik, Iceland
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- Exploration & Utilization of Genetic Resources, Matis ohf., Reykjavik, Iceland.,Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
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- Department of Molecular Ecology, University of Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslauten, Germany
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- Department of Ecology, University of Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, Germany
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Song W, Xu D, Zhang Q, Liu W, Warren A, Song W. Taxonomy and phylogeny of two poorly studied genera of marine oligotrich ciliates including descriptions of two new species: Cyrtostrombidium paraboreale sp. n. and Apostrombidium orientale sp. n. (Ciliophora: Spirotrichea). Eur J Protistol 2019; 70:1-16. [PMID: 31176174 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejop.2019.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2018] [Revised: 05/09/2019] [Accepted: 05/09/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Although it is widely recognized that oligotrich ciliates are the dominant constituent of microzooplankton communities and perform key functions in energy flow and material cycling in marine microbial food webs, knowledge of their diversity is scant. In the present study, we investigate the oligotrich genera, Cyrtostrombidium and Apostrombidium, with emphasis on their morphology and evolutionary relationships. Three isolates were collected from coastal waters of northern and southern China including two new species, viz., Cyrtostrombidium paraboreale sp. n., Apostrombidium orientale sp. n., and Apostrombidium pseudokielum Xu et al., 2009. Cyrtostrombidium paraboreale sp. n. is characterized by possessing 64-98 cytopharyngeal rods and two macronuclear nodules. Apostrombidium orientale sp. n. is characterized by its somatic kinety consisting of five fragments including a horizontally orientated subterminal fragment and possessing conspicuously long dorsal cilia. Apostrombidium pseudokielum is redescribed based on the new population and a re-examination of the type material. Phylogenetic analyses were performed for the subclass Oligotrichia, incorporating SSU rRNA gene sequences of the three species investigated here. The results indicate that the genus Cyrtostrombidium is monophyletic with C. paraboreale sp. n. occupying the basal position. The genus Apostrombidium is not monophyletic as Varistrombidium kielum is nested within it.
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- Wen Song
- Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Institute of Marine Microbes and Ecospheres, College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
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- Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai 264003, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Science, Guangzhou 510301, China
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- Department of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK
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- Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China; Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266003, China.
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Maloney JG, Molokin A, Santin M. Next generation amplicon sequencing improves detection of Blastocystis mixed subtype infections. Infect Genet Evol 2019; 73:119-125. [PMID: 31026606 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2019.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2018] [Revised: 03/15/2019] [Accepted: 04/18/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Blastocystis is a highly prevalent enteric protist parasite of humans and animals. Transmission occurs via the fecal-oral route through ingestion of contaminated food or water. Genetic diversity studies have identified numerous subtypes (STs) within the genus Blastocystis based on polymorphism at the SSU rRNA gene. Although there is evidence of frequent mixed subtype infections, the extent of within-host subtype diversity remains largely unexplored. Accurate assessment of Blastocystis ST diversity is crucial to understand epidemiology and sources of Blastocystis transmission to humans. Here, we report the application of next generation sequencing (NGS) for detection and characterization of Blastocystis subtypes to investigate intra-host Blastocystis diversity. A total of 75 specimens obtained from cattle feces, previously identified as Blastocystis positive, were examined using next generation amplicon sequencing. A fragment of the SSU rRNA gene was amplified using Blastocystis-specific primers and resulting amplicons were used for NGS. Comparison of Sanger and NGS results suggest greater sensitivity using the NGS approach. Using Sanger sequencing, mixed infections were suspected in 18 specimens but only confirmed through cloning in three, while NGS identified 49 mixed infections (16 times more). In addition, NGS revealed greater diversity of subtypes with 14 detected compared to 11 by Sanger. Nine more infections with potentially zoonotic STs were detected by NGS than Sanger. Indeed, subtype 3, the most common subtype found in humans, was found in 37% (28) of specimens tested by NGS but in only four specimens using Sanger. Our findings indicate that mixed Blastocystis infections may be far more common than previously thought due to the limitations of current detection methods. This next generation amplicon sequencing strategy improves detection of mixed subtype infections and low abundance subtypes and represents a valuable resource for future Blastocystis studies to improve our understanding of its epidemiology.
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- Jenny G Maloney
- USDA ARS, Environmental Microbial and Food Safety Laboratory, BARC, Beltsville, MD, USA.
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- USDA ARS, Environmental Microbial and Food Safety Laboratory, BARC, Beltsville, MD, USA.
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- USDA ARS, Environmental Microbial and Food Safety Laboratory, BARC, Beltsville, MD, USA.
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Rocha S, Rocha F, Casal G, Mendonça I, Oliveira E, Al-Quraishy S, Azevedo C. Supplemental diagnosis and phylogeny of Myxobolus absonus (Cnidaria, Myxozoa) from the eye of the freshwater fish Pimelodus maculatus (Siluriformes, Pimelodidae). Acta Trop 2019; 191:87-97. [PMID: 30582921 DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2018.12.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2018] [Revised: 12/20/2018] [Accepted: 12/20/2018] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Myxobolus absonusCellere et al., 2002 was originally described as having free cysts in the opercular cavity of the freshwater fish Pimelodus maculatus in Brazil. The present study provides a supplemental description of this parasite from the eye of its type host, with basis on morphological, ultrastructural, and molecular data of the SSU rRNA gene. The parasite formed spherical whitish cysts, which wall presented numerous microvilli that attached to the collagen layers of the corneal stroma. Myxospores were oval in valvular and sutural view, measuring 13.2 ± 0.4 μm in length, 8.5 ± 0.4 μm in width, and 6.6 ± 0.3 μm in thickness. Two asymmetric pyriform polar capsules were located at the anterior pole: the larger 6.2 ± 0.4 μm long and 3.6 ± 0.3 μm wide, containing a polar filament coiled in 6 turns; and the smaller 3.5 ± 0.3 μm long and 1.9 ± 0.1 μm wide, containing a polar filament coiled in 4 turns. At the posterior pole, the sporoplasm displayed two nuclei and numerous spherical sporoplasmosomes. Phylogenetic analysis using maximum likelihood, Bayesian inference and maximum parsimony revealed M. absonus clustering within a well-supported clade with poorly-resolved internal nodes, amongst the SSU rRNA sequences of other myxobolids that infect siluriform and characiform fish hosts, as well as the perciform-infecting species Myxobolus acanthogobii, Triangula percae and Cardimyxobolus japonensis. This clade appeared separated from the other clades comprising most of the species that infect siluriform and characiform hosts, showing that more than one myxobolid lineage evolved while parasitizing these taxonomic groups of fish.
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Mareš J, Strunecký O, Bučinská L, Wiedermannová J. Evolutionary Patterns of Thylakoid Architecture in Cyanobacteria. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:277. [PMID: 30853950 PMCID: PMC6395441 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.00277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2018] [Accepted: 02/01/2019] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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While photosynthetic processes have become increasingly understood in cyanobacterial model strains, differences in the spatial distribution of thylakoid membranes among various lineages have been largely unexplored. Cyanobacterial cells exhibit an intriguing diversity in thylakoid arrangements, ranging from simple parietal to radial, coiled, parallel, and special types. Although metabolic background of their variability remains unknown, it has been suggested that thylakoid patterns are stable in certain phylogenetic clades. For decades, thylakoid arrangements have been used in cyanobacterial classification as one of the crucial characters for definition of taxa. The last comprehensive study addressing their evolutionary history in cyanobacteria was published 15 years ago. Since then both DNA sequence and electron microscopy data have grown rapidly. In the current study, we map ultrastructural data of >200 strains onto the SSU rRNA gene tree, and the resulting phylogeny is compared to a phylogenomic tree. Changes in thylakoid architecture in general follow the phylogeny of housekeeping loci. Parietal arrangement is resolved as the original thylakoid organization, evolving into complex arrangement in the most derived group of heterocytous cyanobacteria. Cyanobacteria occupying intermediate phylogenetic positions (greater filamentous, coccoid, and baeocytous types) exhibit fascicular, radial, and parallel arrangements, partly tracing the reconstructed course of phylogenetic branching. Contrary to previous studies, taxonomic value of thylakoid morphology seems very limited. Only special cases such as thylakoid absence or the parallel arrangement could be used as taxonomically informative apomorphies. The phylogenetic trees provide evidence of both paraphyly and reversion from more derived architectures in the simple parietal thylakoid pattern. Repeated convergent evolution is suggested for the radial and fascicular architectures. Moreover, thylakoid arrangement is constrained by cell size, excluding the occurrence of complex architectures in cyanobacteria smaller than 2 μm in width. It may further be dependent on unknown (eco)physiological factors as suggested by recurrence of the radial type in unrelated but morphologically similar cyanobacteria, and occurrence of special features throughout the phylogeny. No straightforward phylogenetic congruences have been found between proteins involved in photosynthesis and thylakoid formation, and the thylakoid patterns. Remarkably, several postulated thylakoid biogenesis factors are partly or completely missing in cyanobacteria, challenging their proposed essential roles.
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- Jan Mareš
- Center Algatech, Institute of Microbiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Třeboň, Czechia
- Department of Aquatic Microbial Ecology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Sciences, České Budějovice, Czechia
- Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice, Czechia
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- Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice, Czechia
- Institute of Aquaculture, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice, Czechia
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- Center Algatech, Institute of Microbiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Třeboň, Czechia
- Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice, Czechia
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- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics of Bacteria, Institute of Microbiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czechia
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Li F, Qu Z, Luo D, Filker S, Hu X, Stoeck T. Morphology, Morphogenesis and Molecular Phylogeny of a New Obligate Halophile Ciliate, Schmidtiella ultrahalophila gen. nov., spec. nov. (Ciliophora, Hypotrichia) Isolated from a Volcanic Crater on Sal (Cape Verde Islands). J Eukaryot Microbiol 2019; 66:694-706. [PMID: 30657224 DOI: 10.1111/jeu.12714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2018] [Revised: 11/20/2018] [Accepted: 11/29/2018] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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A new hypotrichous ciliate, Schmidtiella ultrahalophila gen. nov., spec. nov., was isolated from a solar saltern on the island of Sal, Cape Verde. The possession of only one short dorsal kinety clearly distinguishes S. ultrahalophila from other known hypotrichous genera and species. Further diagnostic characters include: a flexible and slender body, an average size of 85 × 15 μm in vivo; a bipartite adoral zone with two hypertrophied frontal adoral membranelles and nine to twelve ventral adoral membranelles; three frontal, one parabuccal, two frontoventral, two or three postoral ventral, and two or three frontoterminal cirri; and marginal cirral rows variable in number, usually one on each side. Ontogenetic data indicate the following: the frontal-ventral cirri originate from six or five anlagen; the proter inherits the parental adoral zone; the frontal and ventral cirri originate from five or six anlagen; and the marginal cirral rows and the dorsal kinety tend to originate intrakinetally. Additional marginal rows are rarely derived from de novo anlagen. Based on its morphology, morphogenesis and its SSU rRNA phylogenetic placement, the new species should be assigned to the order Sporadotrichida Fauré-Fremiet, 1961. Due to low taxon sampling, however, its exact position in this order remains enigmatic.
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- Fengchao Li
- College of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, China.,Ecology Group, University of Technology Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, 67663, Germany
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- Ecology Group, University of Technology Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, 67663, Germany.,Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, China
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- Molecular Ecology Group, University of Technology Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, 67663, Germany
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- Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, China
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- Ecology Group, University of Technology Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, 67663, Germany
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Azevedo C, Feltran R, Rocha S, Matos E, Maciel E, Oliveira E, Al-Quraishy S, Casal G. Simultaneous occurrence of two new myxosporean species infecting the central nervous system of Hypopygus lepturus from Brazil. Dis Aquat Organ 2018; 131:143-156. [PMID: 30460920 DOI: 10.3354/dao03283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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This paper describes 2 new myxosporean species, Henneguya lepturus sp. nov. and Thelohanellus lepturus sp. nov., simultaneously infecting the brain and spinal cord of Hypopygus lepturus Hoedeman, 1962 (Teleostei, Hypopomidae) from the Brazilian Amazon (Roraima State). Several spherical cysts of varying dimensions (up to 135 µm) were microscopically observed. The myxospores of H. lepturus sp. nov. measured 25.8 µm in total length, having an ellipsoidal body (12.4 × 6.4 × 2.2 µm) and 2 equal tapering tails (13.4 µm in length). Each of the 2 pyriform polar capsules measured 4.4 × 1.6 µm and possessed a polar filament coiled in 8-9 turns. The myxospores of T. lepturus sp. nov. were pyriform, formed by 2 equal valves (17.7 × 9.1 × 4.3 µm) surrounding a single polar capsule (10.9 × 3.5 µm) that had a coiled polar filament with 13-16 turns and a binucleated sporoplasm that contained several circular sporoplasmosomes. Molecular analysis of the small subunit (SSU) rRNA gene sequences of these 2 species were in agreement with the taxonomic classification derived from the ultrastructure of the myxospores. Histopathology of the host tissue showed degradation of the myelinated axons surrounding the cysts of both species, with the hosts displaying behavioural changes and erratic movements when observed in an aquarium.
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- Carlos Azevedo
- Laboratory of Cell Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences (ICBAS / UP), University of Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
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Pan M, Wang Y, Yin H, Pan X, Mu W, Al-Rasheid KAS, Fan X, Pan X. Redescription of a Hymenostome Ciliate, Tetrahymena setosa (Protozoa, Ciliophora) Notes on its Molecular Phylogeny. J Eukaryot Microbiol 2018; 66:413-423. [PMID: 30099801 DOI: 10.1111/jeu.12683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2018] [Revised: 07/25/2018] [Accepted: 08/03/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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In recent years, Tetrahymena species have been used as model organisms for research in a wide range of fields, highlighting the need for a fuller understanding of the taxonomy of this group. It is in this context that this paper uses living observation and silver staining methods to investigate the morphology and infraciliature of one Tetrahymena species, T. setosa (Schewiakoff 1892 Verh. Naturh. Med. Ver. Heidelb., 4:544) McCoy (1975) Acta Protozool., 14:253; the senior subjective synonym of T. setifera Holz and Corliss (1956) J. Protozool., 3:112; isolated from a freshwater pond in Harbin, north-eastern China. This organism can be distinguished from other described Tetrahymena species mainly by its single caudal cilium, which is about twice the length of the somatic ciliature. While the Harbin isolate appears similar to the population described by Holz and Corliss (1956) J. Protozool., 3:112, an improved diagnosis for T. setosa is given based on the previous descriptions and the Harbin population. In summary, this species can be recognized mainly by the combination of the following characters: body in vivo approximately 40 μm × 25 μm, 21-26 somatic kineties, one to four contractile vacuole pores associated with meridians 6-11 and a single caudal cilium. The small subunit ribosomal (SSU) rRNA gene and the cox1 gene sequences of Harbin population are also characterized in order to corroborate that the isolated species branches in phylogenetic trees as a T. setosa species. The phylogenetic analysis also indicated that sequences of populations of Tetrahymena species should be published with detailed morphological identifications.
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- Mengmeng Pan
- College of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Normal University, Harbin, 150025, China
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- Institute of Evolution & Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Normal University, Harbin, 150025, China
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- The Third Affiliated Hospital of Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 100078, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Normal University, Harbin, 150025, China
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- Zoology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200241, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Normal University, Harbin, 150025, China
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Katsumata M, Yoshikawa H, Tokoro M, Mizuno T, Nagamoto T, Hendarto J, Asih PBS, Rozi IE, Kimata I, Takami K, Syafruddin D. Molecular phylogeny of Blastocystis isolates from wild rodents captured in Indonesia and Japan. Parasitol Res 2018; 117:2841-2846. [PMID: 29968038 DOI: 10.1007/s00436-018-5973-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2018] [Accepted: 06/15/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
Blastocystis sp. is a common intestinal protist found worldwide in a variety of animals, including humans. Currently, 17 subtypes (STs) of Blastocystis isolates from mammalian and avian host species have been reported based on the small subunit ribosomal RNA gene (SSU rDNA). Among these, human Blastocystis were only identified among STs 1-9. Except ST9, all other STs comprised isolates from humans and other animal species. Entire sequence data of the SSU rDNA of nine Blastocystis isolates from laboratory rats or guinea pigs previously showed ST4, whereas Blastocystis isolates from wild rodents have not been addressed genetically. In this study, Blastocystis infection in wild rodents was surveyed in Indonesia and Japan, and 11 and 12 rodent Blastocystis parasites were obtained from Rattus exulans and R. novercious, respectively. All new Blastocystis isolates from wild rodents were identified as ST4 based on the SSU rDNA sequences. The best tree inferred with the entire sequences of the SSU rDNA of all ST4 isolates including 17 data registered in GenBank clearly showed monophyletic ST4A and ST4B clades. Although ST4 isolates from laboratory rats were separated into these two clades, all Blastocystis isolates from wild rodents in the present study were positioned into the clade ST4A and further separated into two sub-clusters within the clade ST4A according to the location of the host species. Considering the fact that laboratory rats were susceptible to both ST4A and ST4B, separation of the monophyletic sub-clusters of Blastocystis isolates from Indonesian Polynesian rats and Japanese brown rats may indicate the presence of geographical variations rather than a host-specific separation. In either way, the robust host preference to rodent species of ST4 Blastocystis was also confirmed.
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Affiliation(s)
- Maai Katsumata
- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Humanities and Sciences, Nara Women's University, Kitauoya-Nishimachi, Nara, 630-8506, Japan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Humanities and Sciences, Nara Women's University, Kitauoya-Nishimachi, Nara, 630-8506, Japan. .,Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Nara Women's University, Kitauoya-Nishimachi, Nara, 630-8506, Japan.
| | - Masaharu Tokoro
- Department of Parasitology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Takaramachi, Kanazawa, 920-8640, Japan
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- Department of Parasitology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Takaramachi, Kanazawa, 920-8640, Japan
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- Department of Parasitology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Takaramachi, Kanazawa, 920-8640, Japan
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- Department of Parasitology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Takaramachi, Kanazawa, 920-8640, Japan.,Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University, Jalan Perintis Kemerdekaan Km 10, Makassar, 90245, Indonesia
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- Malaria and Vector Resistance Laboratory, Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology, Jalan Diponegoro 69, Jakarta, 10430, Indonesia
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- Malaria and Vector Resistance Laboratory, Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology, Jalan Diponegoro 69, Jakarta, 10430, Indonesia
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- Department of Parasitology, Graduate School of Osaka City University, Asahimachi, Abeno, Osaka, 545-8585, Japan
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- Osaka Municipal Tennoji Zoological Gardens, Tennoji-ku, Osaka, 545-0063, Japan
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- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University, Jalan Perintis Kemerdekaan Km 10, Makassar, 90245, Indonesia.,Malaria and Vector Resistance Laboratory, Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology, Jalan Diponegoro 69, Jakarta, 10430, Indonesia
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