0397181 - BC 2014 RIV GB eng J - Journal Article
Maslov, D. A. - Votýpka, Jan - Yurchenko, V. - Lukeš, Julius
Diversity and phylogeny of insect trypanosomatids: all that is hidden shall be revealed.
Trends in Parasitology. Roč. 29, č. 1 (2013), s. 43-52. ISSN 1471-4922. E-ISSN 1471-5007
R&D Projects: GA ČR GA204/09/1667
Institutional support: RVO:60077344
Keywords : biodiversity * Kinetoplastea * insect trypanosomatids * monoxenous parasites * phylogeny * taxonomy * Trypanosomatidae
Subject RIV: EB - Genetics ; Molecular Biology
Impact factor: 6.217, year: 2013

Monoxenous trypanosomatids, which are usually regarded as benign dwellers of the insect alimentary tract, represent a relatively obscure group within the family Trypanosomatidae. This field of study has long been in disarray with the genus level taxonomy of this group remaining artificial, species criteria elusive, host specificity and occurrence poorly known, and their diversity mostly unexplored. The time has arrived to remedy this situation: a phylogenetic approach has been applied to taxa recognition and description, and a culture-independent (PCR-based) approach for detection and identification of organisms in nature has made it feasible to study the diversity of the group. Although more than 100 typing units have been discovered recently, these appear to represent a small segment of trypanosomatid biodiversity, which still remains to be uncovered.
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