Diversity of bacterial endosymbionts of environmental acanthamoeba isolates

Stephan Schmitz-Esser, Elena R Toenshoff, Susanne Haider, Eva Heinz, Verena M Hoenninger, Michael Wagner, Matthias Horn

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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.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5822 - 5831
Number of pages10
JournalApplied and Environmental Microbiology
Volume74
Issue number18
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2008
Externally publishedYes

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