Strigomonas culicis

Strigomonas culicis
Strigomonas culicis observed by differential interference contrast (DIC)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Phylum: Euglenozoa
Class: Kinetoplastea
Order: Trypanosomatida
Genus: Strigomonas
Species:
S. culicis
Binomial name
Strigomonas culicis
Teixeira et al., 2011[2]
Type strain
ATCC12982, TCC043E
Synonyms
  • Blastocrithidia culicis Wallace and Johnson, 1961[3]
  • Herpetomonas culicis Novy et al. 1907[4]

Strigomonas culicis is a protist and member of flagellated trypanosomatids. It is an obligate parasite in the gastrointestinal tract of mosquito, and is in turn a host to symbiotic bacteria. It maintains strict mutualistic relationship with the bacteria as a sort of cell organelle (endosymbiont) so that it cannot lead an independent life without the bacteria.[5][6] Along with Angomonas deanei, S. culicis is researched as model organism for the evolution of symbiotic relationsships with intracellular bacteria.

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  4. ^ Page Taxonomy browser (Strigomonas culicis) on "Taxonomy Browser". NCBI. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  5. ^ Chang, K. P. (1974). "Ultrastructure of symbiotic bacteria in normal and antibiotic-treated Blastocrithidia culicis and Crithidia oncopelti". The Journal of Protozoology. 21 (5): 699–707. doi:10.1111/j.1550-7408.1974.tb03733.x. PMID 4217371.
  6. ^ Brunoro, Giselle V.F.; Menna-Barreto, Rubem F.S.; Garcia-Gomes, Aline S.; Boucinha, Carolina; Lima, Diogo B.; Carvalho, Paulo C.; Teixeira-Ferreira, André; Trugilho, Monique R.O.; Perales, Jonas; Schwämmle, Veit; Catanho, Marcos (2019). "Quantitative Proteomic Map of the Trypanosomatid Strigomonas culicis: The Biological Contribution of its Endosymbiotic Bacterium". Protist. 170 (6): 125698. doi:10.1016/j.protis.2019.125698. PMID 31760169. S2CID 208275170.