Epis, Sara


Publications
6

Modeling the Life Cycle of the Intramitochondrial Bacterium “ Candidatus Midichloria mitochondrii” Using Electron Microscopy Data

Citation
Comandatore et al. (2021). mBio 12 (3)
Names
Ca. Midichloria mitochondrii
Abstract
Our results suggest that Midichloria mitochondrii , the intramitochondrial bacterium, does not invade mitochondria like predatory bacteria do but instead moves from mitochondrion to mitochondrion within the oocytes of Ixodes ricinus . A better understanding of the lifestyle of M. mitochondrii will allow us to better define the role of this bacterial symbiont in the host physiology.

“Candidatus Midichloriaceae” fam. nov. (Rickettsiales), an Ecologically Widespread Clade of Intracellular Alphaproteobacteria

Citation
Montagna et al. (2013). Applied and Environmental Microbiology 79 (10)
Names
“Euplotella” “Fokinia” Ca. Midichloriaceae Ca. Midichloria mitochondrii
Abstract
ABSTRACT “ Candidatus Midichloria mitochondrii” is an intramitochondrial bacterium of the order Rickettsiales associated with the sheep tick Ixodes ricinus . Bacteria phylogenetically related to “ Ca . Midichloria mitochondrii” (midichloria and like organisms [MALOs]) have been shown to be associated with a wide range of hosts, from amoebae to a variety of animals, including hum

“ Candidatus Midichloria” Endosymbionts Bloom after the Blood Meal of the Host, the Hard Tick Ixodes ricinus

Citation
Sassera et al. (2008). Applied and Environmental Microbiology 74 (19)
Names
Ca. Midichloria
Abstract
ABSTRACT “ Candidatus Midichloria mitochondrii,” an intracellular symbiont of the tick Ixodes ricinus , is the only described organism able to invade the mitochondria of any multicellular organism. We used quantitative PCR to examine cycles of bacterial growth and death throughout the host's development and found that they correspond with the phases of engorgement and molt, respectively.