Phylogenetic analysis of Trypanosomatina (Protozoa: Kinetoplastida) based on minicircle conserved regions.
Folia Parasitol (Praha)
; 47(1): 1-5, 2000.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-10833008
ABSTRACT
Phylogenetic relationships within the suborder Trypanosomatina were inferred from the kinetoplast DNA minicircle conserved region sequences. Trees built using distance-matrix (Neighbor-Joining) and maximum parsimony methods showed that the minicircle conserved regions (CRs) provide a sensitive and specific molecular marker suitable for phylogenetic analyses of subspecies and strains of trypanosomatid flagellates, as testified by the subdivision of the genus Leishmania into the subgenera Leishmania. Viannia and Sauroleishmania. However, since Phytomonas and monogenetic parasites of insects represent the earliest diverging groups, the CRs do not seem to be useful for inference of relationships among major lineages of the order Kinetoplastida.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Trypanosomatina
/
Genes, Protozoan
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DNA, Kinetoplast
Limits:
Animals
Language:
En
Journal:
Folia Parasitol (Praha)
Year:
2000
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
RUSSIA