Strigomonadinae is a subfamily of protists in the order Trypanosomatida. All species in this taxon harbor endodymbiontic bacteria of the Candidatus Kinetoplastibacterium genus.[1]

Strigomonadinae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Phylum: Euglenozoa
Class: Kinetoplastea
Order: Trypanosomatida
Family: Trypanosomatidae
Subfamily: Strigomonadinae
Votypka et al. 2014
Genus

Use as model organisms

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Several species of the Strigomonadinae, notably Strigomonas culicis and Angomonas deanei have been researched as "excellent models for the study of cell evolution because the host protozoan co-evolves with an intracellular bacterium in a mutualistic relationship",[2] and "the origin of new organelles" (i.e. symbiogenesis).[3]

References

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  1. ^ Votypka J, Kostygow AY, Kraeva N, Grybchuk-Ieremenko A, Tesarova M, Grybchuk D, Lukes J, Yurchenko V (2014). "Kentomonas gen. n., a New Genus of Endosymbiont-containing Trypanosomatids of Strigomonadinae subfam. n.". Protist. 165: 825–838. doi:10.1016/j.protis.2014.09.002.
  2. ^ Motta, Maria Cristina Machado; Martins, Allan Cezar de Azevedo; de Souza, Silvana Sant'Anna; Catta-Preta, Carolina Moura Costa; Silva, Rosane; Klein, Cecilia Coimbra; de Almeida, Luiz Gonzaga Paula; de Lima Cunha, Oberdan; Ciapina, Luciane Prioli; Brocchi, Marcelo; Colabardini, Ana Cristina (2013). "Predicting the proteins of Angomonas deanei, Strigomonas culicis and their respective endosymbionts reveals new aspects of the trypanosomatidae family". PLOS ONE. 8 (4): e60209. Bibcode:2013PLoSO...860209M. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0060209. PMC 3616161. PMID 23560078.
  3. ^ de Souza, W.; Motta, M. C. (1999). "Endosymbiosis in protozoa of the Trypanosomatidae family". FEMS Microbiology Letters. 173 (1): 1–8. doi:10.1111/j.1574-6968.1999.tb13477.x. PMID 10220875.