Comparison of partial SSUrDNA sequences suggests revisions of species names in the genus Naegleria

@article{Jonckheere1994ComparisonOP,
  title={Comparison of partial SSUrDNA sequences suggests revisions of species names in the genus Naegleria},
  author={Johan F. de Jonckheere},
  journal={European Journal of Protistology},
  year={1994},
  volume={30},
  pages={333-341}
}
  • J. Jonckheere
  • Published 29 August 1994
  • Biology
  • European Journal of Protistology
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SSUrDNA analysis reveals the existence of a second Naegleria sp. with dividing flagellates: N. robinsoni sp. nov
Fish-isolated Naegleria strains and their phylogeny inferred from ITS and SSU rDNA sequences.
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Evidence of a need to re-evaluate the current practice of setting boundaries between species of the genus Naegleria is provided, as phylogenetic analyses of separate and concatenated SSU rDNA and ITS sequences revealed phylogenetic relationships of strains under study.
Sequence Variation in the Ribosomal Internal Transcribed Spacers, Including the 5.8S rDNA, of Naegleria spp.
Sequence Variation in the Ribosomal Internal Transcribed Spacers, Including the 5.8S rDNA, of Naegleria spp.
Three different group I introns in the nuclear large subunit ribosomal DNA of the amoeboflagellate Naegleria.
We have amplified the large subunit ribosomal DNA (LSUrDNA) of the 12 described Naegleria spp. and of 34 other Naegleria lineages that might be distinct species. Two strains yielded a product that is…
The phylogenetic position of the amoeboflagellate Willaertia deduced from SSUrDNA sequences
The amoeba-to-flagellate transformation test is not reliable for the diagnosis of the genus Naegleria. Description of three new Naegleria spp.
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Failing to form flagellates since their isolation, even when different transformation procedures are used, are two Naegleria strains from Chile and Indonesia, which are proposed to represent new species.
Analysis of the 5.8S rRNA Gene and the Internal Transcribed Spacers in Naegleria spp. and in N. fowleri
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The results showed that this region can help differentiate between and within species, and it was possible to define species specific primers in ITS regions to rapidly identify N. fowleri.
Identity of Naegleria strains isolated from organs of freshwater fishes.
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Eighteen Naegleria strains were isolated from organs of freshwater fishes belonging to 5 species and, based on the SSU rRNA sequences and riboprints, RFLP-PCR patterns appeared in phylogenetic trees to be closely related to Naeglersia clarki.
A reevaluation of the amoeba genus Vahlkampfia based on SSUrDNA sequences
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Evaluation of evolutionary divergence in the genus Naegleria by analysis of ribosomal DNA plasmid restriction patterns.
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