gen. nov., sp. nov. (Trypanosomatidae, Kinetoplastida), a parasite of biting midges (Ceratopogonidae, Diptera) Free

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Three strains of a trypanosomatid protozoan were isolated from the midguts of two naturally infected species of biting midges [ () and () ] and characterized by light and electron microscopy and by molecular techniques. Morphological characteristics and sequences of the 18S rRNA, 5S rRNA, spliced leader RNA and glycosomal glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase genes indicate that the studied flagellates represent a novel phylogenetic lineage within the Trypanosomatidae. Based on phylogenetic analyses, the novel endosymbiont-free, monoxenous trypanosomatid was classified as gen. nov., sp. nov. Interestingly, it is closely related to another trypanosomatid species that parasitizes the sand fly , a blood-sucking dipteran from South America. The type strain of sp. nov., ICUL/CZ/2000/CER3, was obtained from Malpighian tubes. Of 2518 females of seven species of biting midges trapped in the Czech Republic, more than 1.5 % were infected by trypanosomatid parasites. An unrelated insect species, () , was experimentally infected with , demonstrating that its host range extends to different subgenera of biting midges.

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