Probing into the diversity of trypanosomatid flagellates parasitizing insect hosts in South-West China reveals both endemism and global dispersal

Votýpka, Jan; Maslov, D. A.; Yurchenko, V.; Jirků, Milan; Kment, P.; Lun, Z.-R.; Lukeš, Julius

doi:https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2009.10.014

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Probing into the diversity of trypanosomatid flagellates parasitizing insect hosts in South-West China reveals both endemism and global dispersal

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SYSNO ASEP	0342889
Document Type	J - Journal Article
R&D Document Type	Journal Article
Subsidiary J	Článek ve WOS
Title	Probing into the diversity of trypanosomatid flagellates parasitizing insect hosts in South-West China reveals both endemism and global dispersal
Author(s)	Votýpka, Jan (BC-A)_{RID, ORCID} Maslov, D. A. (US) Yurchenko, V. (US) Jirků, Milan (BC-A)_RID Kment, P. (CZ) Lun, Z.-R. (CN) Lukeš, Julius (BC-A)_{RID, ORCID}
Source Title	Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. - : Elsevier - ISSN 1055-7903 Roč. 54, č. 1 (2010), s. 243-253
Number of pages	11 s.
Language	eng - English
Country	US - United States
Keywords	trypanosomatids ; phylogeny ; diversity ; insects
Subject RIV	EB - Genetics ; Molecular Biology
CEZ	AV0Z60220518 - PAU-O, BC-A (2005-2011)
UT WOS	000273518500022
DOI	10.1016/j.ympev.2009.10.014
Annotation	We have collected 67 isolates from 407 Heteroptera hosts captured in several locations of South-West China. Their splice leader (SL) RNA gene repeats and small subunit (SSU) rRNA genes were PCR amplified from the infected tissue samples. Phylogenetic analysis of the obtained sequences has significantly expanded the known diversity of these monoxenous parasites. Fifteen typing units were found among these isolates including 11 potentially new species. Four typing units matched the previously known typing units from the Neotropics indicating a global distribution of the respective parasite species. At the same time, new clades appeared, testifying for a certain level of endemism. Our results disprove the "one host - one parasite" paradigm and show that although the global diversity of monoxenous parasites is high, it is not as enormous as suggested earlier. Moreover, phylogenetic analysis revealed the presence of a new Phytomonas species (first documentation in China).
Workplace	Biology Centre (since 2006)
Contact	Dana Hypšová, eje@eje.cz, Tel.: 387 775 214
Year of Publishing	2011

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