Diversity of Trypanosomatids in Cockroaches and the Description of Herpetomonas tarakana sp. n.
In this study, we surveyed six species of cockroaches, two synanthropic (i.e. ecologically associated with humans) and four wild, for intestinal trypanosomatid infections. Only the wild cockroach species were found to be infected, with flagellates of the genus Herpetomonas. Two distinct genotypes were documented, one of which was described as a new species, Herpetomonas tarakana sp. n. We also propose a revision of the genus Herpetomonas and creation of a new subfamily, Phytomonadinae, to include Herpetomonas, Phytomonas, and a newly described genus Lafontella n. gen. (type species Lafontella mariadeanei comb. n.), which can be distinguished from others by morphological and molecular traits.
Life Science Research Centre, Faculty of Science, University of Ostrava, 710 00, Ostrava, Czech Republic.|Biology Centre, Institute of Parasitology, Czech Academy of Sciences, 370 05, České Budějovice (Budweis), Czech Republic.
Vyacheslav
V
Yurchenko
Life Science Research Centre, Faculty of Science, University of Ostrava, 710 00, Ostrava, Czech Republic.|Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, 199034, St. Petersburg, Russia.
Alexei
A
Kostygov
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, 128 44, Prague, Czech Republic.
Jolana
J
Havlová
Life Science Research Centre, Faculty of Science, University of Ostrava, 710 00, Ostrava, Czech Republic.
Anastasiia
A
Grybchuk-Ieremenko
Life Science Research Centre, Faculty of Science, University of Ostrava, 710 00, Ostrava, Czech Republic.
Tereza
T
Ševčíková
Biology Centre, Institute of Parasitology, Czech Academy of Sciences, 370 05, České Budějovice (Budweis), Czech Republic.|Faculty of Sciences, University of South Bohemia, 370 05, České Budějovice (Budweis), Czech Republic.|Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, Toronto, Ontorio, M5G 1Z8, Canada.
Julius
J
Lukeš
Department of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Science, University of Ostrava, 710 00, Ostrava, Czech Republic.
Jan
J
Ševčík
Biology Centre, Institute of Parasitology, Czech Academy of Sciences, 370 05, České Budějovice (Budweis), Czech Republic.|Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, 128 44, Prague, Czech Republic.
Jan
J
Votýpka
D000818:Animals; D044822:Biodiversity; D003058:Cockroaches / Q000469:parasitology*; D018153:Czech Republic; D016054:DNA, Protozoan / Q000235:genetics; D005838:Genotype; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D010802:Phylogeny; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D012337:RNA, Ribosomal, 18S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D018154:Slovakia; D014351:Trypanosomatina / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000648:ultrastructure
D016054:DNA, Protozoan; D012337:RNA, Ribosomal, 18S
Monoxenous Trypanosomatidae; parasites of cockroaches; taxonomy