Vickermania gen. nov., trypanosomatids that use two joined flagella to resist midgut peristaltic flow within the fly host.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The family Trypanosomatidae encompasses parasitic flagellates, some of which cause serious vector-transmitted diseases of humans and domestic animals. However, insect-restricted parasites represent the ancestral and most diverse group within the family. They display a range of unusual features and their study can provide insights into the biology of human pathogens. Here we describe Vickermania, a new genus of fly midgut-dwelling parasites that bear two flagella in contrast to other trypanosomatids, which are unambiguously uniflagellate.

Results

Vickermania has an odd cell cycle, in which shortly after the division the uniflagellate cell starts growing a new flagellum attached to the old one and preserves their contact until the late cytokinesis. The flagella conn

SUBMITTER: Kostygov AY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7712620 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature