Opportunistic but Lethal: The Mystery of Paramoebae.
Trends Parasitol
; 34(5): 404-419, 2018 05.
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ABSTRACT
Paramoebae are enigmatic single-celled eukaryotes that can be opportunistic pathogens of marine animals. For example, amoebic gill disease ravages farmed salmonids worldwide, causing tens of millions of dollars in losses annually. Although paramoebae can be found associated with animals ranging from fish and lobster to molluscs and sea urchins, how and how often they actually cause disease is unknown. Here we review recent progress towards understanding the biology and ecology of paramoebid species and the eukaryotic endosymbionts that live inside them. Genomic and transcriptomic sequence data serve as a platform upon which future research on paramoebiasis can build.
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Simbiosis
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Eucariontes
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Amebozoos
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Animals
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2018
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