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- Title
Last of the human protists: the phylogeny and genetic diversity of Iodamoeba.
- Authors
Stensvold, C Rune; Lebbad, Marianne; Clark, C Graham
- Abstract
Iodamoeba is the last genus of obligately parasitic human protist whose phylogenetic position is unknown. Iodamoeba small subunit ribosomal DNA sequences were obtained using samples from three host species, and phylogenetic analyses convincingly placed Iodamoeba as a sister taxon to Endolimax. This clade in turn branches among free-living amoeboflagellates of the genus Mastigamoeba. Two Iodamoeba ribosomal lineages (RL1 and RL2) were detected whose sequences differ by 31%, each of which is found in both human and nonhuman hosts.
- Publication
Molecular biology and evolution, 2012, Vol 29, Issue 1, p39
- ISSN
1537-1719
- Publication type
Commentary
- DOI
10.1093/molbev/msr238