Systematics and phylogeny of monoxenous Trypanosomatidae

Bc. Dalibor VÁHALA

Diplomová práce

Abstract:

Monoxenous trypanosomatids are usually regarded as relatively obscure cousins of dixenous species within the family Trypanosomatidae. In this work we examined several axenic cultures of monoxenous trypanosomatids originated from Ecuador. Molecular phylogeny approach was applied and phylogenetic trees were built. Molecular analyses were complemented by morphological data and physiological experiments. Combined together, these data allowed us to reveal phylogenetic affinities of these cultures to current trypanosomatids clades and select one species for further investigation. It proved to be a closest known monoxenous relative to the dixenous Leishmania spp.

Abstract:

Monoxenous trypanosomatids are usually regarded as relatively obscure cousins of dixenous species within the family Trypanosomatidae. In this work we examined several axenic cultures of monoxenous trypanosomatids originated from Ecuador. Molecular phylogeny approach was applied and phylogenetic trees were built. Molecular analyses were complemented by morphological data and physiological experiments. Combined together, these data allowed us to reveal phylogenetic affinities of these cultures to current trypanosomatids clades and select one species for further investigation. It proved to be a closest known monoxenous relative to the dixenous Leishmania spp.

Keywords

Kinetoplastea, Trypanosomatidae, monoxenous trypanosomatids, molecular phylogeny, Leishmania

Jazyk práce: angličtina

Datum vytvoření / odevzdání či podání práce: 27. 4. 2015

Zveřejnit od: 27. 4. 2015

Obhajoba závěrečné práce

• Obhajoba proběhla 19. 5. 2015
• Vedoucí: Vyacheslav Yurchenko, Ph.D.

OSTRAVSKÁ UNIVERZITA V OSTRAVĚ

Přírodovědecká fakulta

Magisterský studijní program / obor:
Biologie / Systematická biologie a ekologie