Complete Sequence of the Closed Circular Extrachromosomal Element of Naegleria jadini Willaert and Ray (Strain ITMAP400)

Brian T Nguyen; Nora M Chapman; Holly A F Stessman; Steven Tracy; Kristen M Drescher

doi:10.1128/mra.00061-23

Complete Sequence of the Closed Circular Extrachromosomal Element of Naegleria jadini Willaert and Ray (Strain ITMAP400)

Microbiol Resour Announc. 2023 Apr 18;12(4):e0006123. doi: 10.1128/mra.00061-23. Epub 2023 Mar 30.

Authors

Brian T Nguyen¹, Nora M Chapman², Holly A F Stessman³, Steven Tracy², Kristen M Drescher¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
² Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
³ Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.

Abstract

Amoebae of the Naegleria genus carry all ribosome-encoding DNA on closed circular extrachromosomal elements (CERE). We report the sequence of the CERE of Naegleria jadini (strain Willaert and Ray).