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.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Acanthamoeba / genetics
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Acanthamoeba / microbiology*
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Animals
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Bacteria / classification*
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Bacteria / genetics
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Biodiversity*
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DNA, Bacterial / genetics
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DNA, Protozoan / genetics
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Genes, Bacterial
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Genes, Protozoan
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Genes, rRNA
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Geologic Sediments / microbiology
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Phylogeny
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RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
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RNA, Ribosomal, 18S / genetics
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Sequence Analysis, DNA
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Soil Microbiology
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Symbiosis*
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Water Microbiology
Substances
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DNA, Bacterial
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DNA, Protozoan
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RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
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RNA, Ribosomal, 18S
Associated data
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GENBANK/AM408788
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GENBANK/AM408789
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GENBANK/AM408790
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GENBANK/AM408791
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GENBANK/AM408792
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GENBANK/AM408793
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GENBANK/AM408794
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GENBANK/AM408795
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GENBANK/AM408796
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GENBANK/AM408797
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GENBANK/AM408798
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GENBANK/AM408799
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GENBANK/AM408800
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GENBANK/AM408801
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GENBANK/AM408802
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GENBANK/AM408803