論文

査読有り 国際誌
2021年9月15日

Comparative Analysis Between Paramecium Strains with Different Syngens Using the RAPD Method.

Microbial ecology
  • Sonoko Matsumoto
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  • Kenta Watanabe
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  • Akiko Imamura
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  • Masato Tachibana
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  • Takashi Shimizu
  • ,
  • Masahisa Watarai

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開始ページ
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記述言語
英語
掲載種別
研究論文(学術雑誌)
DOI
10.1007/s00248-021-01864-y

Paramecium spp. are a genus of free-living protists that live mainly in freshwater environments. They are ciliates with high motility and phagocytosis and have been used to analyze cell motility and as a host model for pathogens. Besides such biological characteristics, apart from the usual morphological and genetic classification of species, the existence of taxonomies (such as syngens) and mating types related to Paramecium's unique reproduction is known. In this study, we attempted to develop a simple method to identify Paramecium strains, which are difficult to distinguish morphologically, using random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis. Consequently, we can observe strain-specific band patterns. We also confirm that the presence of endosymbiotic Chlorella cells affects the band pattern of P. bursaria. Furthermore, the results of the RAPD analysis using several P. caudatum strains with different syngens show that it is possible to detect a band specific to a certain syngen. By improving the reaction conditions and random primers, based on the results of this study, RAPD analysis can be applied to the identification of Paramecium strains and their syngen confirmation tests.

リンク情報
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00248-021-01864-y
PubMed
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34522990
ID情報
  • DOI : 10.1007/s00248-021-01864-y
  • PubMed ID : 34522990

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