Five new species of dictyostelid social amoebae (Amoebozoa) from Thailand.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Dictyostelid cellular slime molds (dictyostelids) are common inhabitants of the soil and leaf litter layer of fields and forests, along with animal dung, where they feed mostly on bacteria. However, reports on the species diversity of dictyostelids in South Asia, particularly Thailand, are limited. The research reported in this paper was carried out to increase our knowledge of the species diversity of this group of organisms in northern Thailand.

Results

Forty soil samples were collected at four localities in northern Thailand to assess the species richness of dictyostelids. These samples yielded five dictyostelid isolates that were not morphologically consistent with any described species. Based on molecular signatures, all five of these isolates were assigned t

SUBMITTER: Vadell E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6303869 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature