| Literature DB >> 18641160 |
Stephan Schmitz-Esser1, Elena R Toenshoff, Susanne Haider, Eva Heinz, Verena M Hoenninger, Michael Wagner, Matthias Horn.
Abstract
Free-living amoebae are frequent hosts for bacterial endosymbionts. In this study, the symbionts of eight novel environmental Acanthamoeba strains isolated from different locations worldwide were characterized. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that they were related to one of four evolutionary lineages of amoeba symbionts recognized previously. This study provides evidence for the existence of only a small number of phylogenetically well-separated groups of obligate intracellular endosymbionts of acanthamoebae with global distribution.Mesh:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18641160 PMCID: PMC2547052 DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01093-08
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Appl Environ Microbiol ISSN: 0099-2240 Impact factor: 4.792