Lukeš, Julius


Publications
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A New Model Trypanosomatid, Novymonas esmeraldas : Genomic Perception of Its “ Candidatus Pandoraea novymonadis” Endosymbiont

Citation
Zakharova et al. (2021). mBio 12 (4)
Names
Ca. Pandoraea novymonadis
Abstract
Novymonas esmeraldas is a parasitic flagellate of the family Trypanosomatidae representing the closest insect-restricted relative of the human pathogen Leishmania . It bears symbiotic bacteria in its cytoplasm, the relationship with which has been established relatively recently and independently from other known endosymbioses in protists.

The reduced genome of Candidatus Kinetoplastibacterium sorsogonicusi, the endosymbiont of Kentomonas sorsogonicus (Trypanosomatidae): loss of the haem-synthesis pathway

Citation
Silva et al. (2018). Parasitology 145 (10)
Names
Ca. Kinetoplastibacterium sorsogonicusi Ca. Kinetoplastibacterium
Abstract
AbstractTrypanosomatids of the genera Angomonas and Strigomonas (subfamily Strigomonadinae) have long been known to contain intracellular beta-proteobacteria, which provide them with many important nutrients such as haem, essential amino acids and vitamins. Recently, Kentomonas sorsogonicus, a divergent member of Strigomonadinae, has been described. Herein, we characterize the genome of its endosymbiont, Candidatus Kinetoplastibacterium sorsogonicusi. This genome is completely syntenic with thos

Novel Trypanosomatid-Bacterium Association: Evolution of Endosymbiosis in Action

Citation
Kostygov et al. (2016). mBio 7 (2)
Names
Ca. Pandoraea novymonadis
Abstract
ABSTRACT We describe a novel symbiotic association between a kinetoplastid protist, Novymonas esmeraldas gen. nov., sp. nov., and an intracytoplasmic bacterium, “ Candidatus Pandoraea novymonadis” sp. nov., discovered as a result of a broad-scale survey of insect trypanosomatid biodiversity in Ecuador. We characterize this association by describing the morphology of both organisms, as well as their interactions, and by establ