Strigomonas culicis
Strigomonas culicis | |
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Strigomonas culicis observed by differential interference contrast (DIC)[1] | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Phylum: | Euglenozoa |
Class: | Kinetoplastea |
Order: | Trypanosomatida |
Genus: | Strigomonas |
Species: | S. culicis
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Binomial name | |
Strigomonas culicis Teixeira et al., 2011[2]
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Type strain
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ATCC12982, TCC043E | |
Synonyms | |
Strigomonas culicis is a protist and member of
Taxonomy
S. culicis was first described as Trypanosoma (Herpetomonas) culicis in 1907 by Frederick G. Novy, Ward J. MacNeal, and Harry N. Torreyin 1907.[7] The species name refers to the mosquito genus Culex in which it was found, although it has been found to also be present in other mosquitos such as Aedes.[8] Another description by F.G. Wallace and A. Johnson as Blastocrithidia culicis, published in 1961 based on specimens from Aedes vexans,[3] was later considered synonymous to Herpetomonas culicis. Eventually, by microbiological analysis of endosymbiont harboring Trypanosoma, this species was assigned to the genus Strigomonas in 2011, bearing the current name S. culicis.[2]
The obligate bacterium belongs a group of ß-proteobacterium and provides nutrients to the host, in addition to influencing some of the cellular functions.[9]
Biology
S. culicis spends its life cycle in mosquitos. It migrates from the mosquito midgut and enter the body cavity (
S. culicis has about 12,162
Symbiont
The bacterium Ca.
Ecology
Strigomonas culicis can be found in several mosquito genera, such as Anopheles, Culex, Aedes[8] and Coquillettidia.
References
- ^ PMID 26082757.
- ^ PMID 21420905.
- ^ a b Wallace, F.G.; Johnson, A. (1961). "The infectivity of old cultured strains of mosquito flagellates". Journal of Insect Pathology. 3: 75–80.
- NCBI. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
- PMID 4217371.
- ^ S2CID 208275170.
- JSTOR 30072673.
- ^ .
- PMID 29131838.
- PMID 23562935.
- ^ PMID 23560078.
- PMID 10220875.
- PMID 28371652.
- ^ S2CID 29468549.