title: Two extra chromosomal genomes of Leucocytozoon caulleryi; complete nucleotide sequences of the mitochondrial genome and existence of the apicoplast genome.
abstract: We analyzed extra chromosomal genomes of avian blood protozoa, Leucocytozoon caulleryi. One of the genomes, the mitochondrial genome was completely sequenced resulting 5,959 bp in length. This genome contained the identical gene organization and contents to that of other avian blood protozoa previously analyzed: three functional genes for cytochrome c oxidase subunit I, III, and cytochrome b with following sets of discontinuous and scrambled 15 ribosomal subunit RNA genes. In addition, the mitochondrial genome was estimated to have the tandem repeated structure as well as previously found in avian Plasmodium species. Furthermore, we found partial gene sequences of apicoplast DNA, another extra chromosomal genome, from L. caulleryi. These sequences were estimated as partial caseinolytic protease C and elongation factor Tu A genes. This report is the first description of two extra chromosomal genomes of L. caulleryi.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Biomedical Science, Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, Fujisawa 252-8510, Japan.
authors.forename: Sumie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Omori
authors.forename: Yukita
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Shiho
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hirakawa
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Isobe
authors.forename: Masayoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yukawa
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Murata
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D045303:Cytochromes b / Q000235:genetics; D016054:DNA, Protozoan / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D003576:Electron Transport Complex IV / Q000235:genetics; D023061:Gene Order; D020459:Genes, rRNA; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D018503:Genome, Protozoan; D016787:Haemosporida / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010444:Peptide Elongation Factor Tu / Q000235:genetics; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases / Q000235:genetics; D015800:Protozoan Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D012091:Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid; D026801:Synteny
chemical_list: D016054:DNA, Protozoan; D015800:Protozoan Proteins; D045303:Cytochromes b; D003576:Electron Transport Complex IV; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases; C023870:caseinase C; D010444:Peptide Elongation Factor Tu