Tetrahymena thermophila

Tetrahymena thermophila
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Ciliophora
Class: Oligohymenophorea
Order: Hymenostomatida
Family: Tetrahymenidae
Genus: Tetrahymena
Species:
T. thermophila
Binomial name
Tetrahymena thermophila
Nanney & McCoy, 1976

Tetrahymena thermophila is a species of Ciliophora in the family Tetrahymenidae.[1] It is a free living protozoon and occurs in fresh water.[2]

There is little information on the ecology and natural history of this species,[3] but it is the most widely known and widely studied species in the genus Tetrahymena.[4]: 12  The species has been used as a model organism for molecular and cellular biology.[5] It has also helped in the discovery of new genes as well as helping to understand the mechanisms of function of certain genes.[6] Studies on this species have contributed to major discoveries in biology.[5]

For example, the MAT locus found in this species has provided a foundation for the evolution of mating systems.[7]: 6–7 

The species was at first considered to be a form of Tetrahymena pyriformis.[8]: 258  T. malaccensis is the closest relative toT. thermophila.[4]: 284 

  1. ^ "Tetrahymena thermophila" at the Encyclopedia of Life
  2. ^ "Points to Address in a White Paper". www.lifesci.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
  3. ^ Katz, Laura A.; Snoeyenbos-West, Oona; Doerder, F. Paul (2006-03-01). "Patterns of Protein Evolution in Tetrahymena thermophila: Implications for Estimates of Effective Population Size". Molecular Biology and Evolution. 23 (3): 608–614. doi:10.1093/molbev/msj067. ISSN 0737-4038. PMID 16308338.
  4. ^ a b Tetrahymena Thermophila. Academic Press. 2012-10-22. ISBN 978-0-12-385968-6.
  5. ^ a b Eisen, Jonathan A.; Coyne, Robert S.; Wu, Martin; Wu, Dongying; Thiagarajan, Mathangi; Wortman, Jennifer R.; Badger, Jonathan H.; Ren, Qinghu; Amedeo, Paolo; Jones, Kristie M.; Tallon, Luke J. (2006-08-29). "Macronuclear Genome Sequence of the Ciliate Tetrahymena thermophila, a Model Eukaryote". PLOS Biology. 4 (9): e286. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0040286. ISSN 1545-7885. PMC 1557398. PMID 16933976.
  6. ^ Ruehle, Marisa D.; Orias, Eduardo; Pearson, Chad G. (June 2016). "Tetrahymena as a Unicellular Model Eukaryote: Genetic and Genomic Tools". Genetics. 203 (2): 649–665. doi:10.1534/genetics.114.169748. ISSN 0016-6731. PMC 4896184. PMID 27270699.
  7. ^ Druzhinina, Irina S.; Kubicek, Christian P. (2016-03-18). Environmental and Microbial Relationships. Springer. ISBN 978-3-319-29532-9.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference :4 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).