Opportunistic but Lethal: The Mystery of Paramoebae

Barbara F. Nowak, John M. Archibald

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Résumé

Paramoebae are enigmatic single-celled eukaryotes that can be opportunistic pathogens of marine animals. For example, amoebic gill disease ravages farmed salmonids worldwide, causing tens of millions of dollars in losses annually. Although paramoebae can be found associated with animals ranging from fish and lobster to molluscs and sea urchins, how and how often they actually cause disease is unknown. Here we review recent progress towards understanding the biology and ecology of paramoebid species and the eukaryotic endosymbionts that live inside them. Genomic and transcriptomic sequence data serve as a platform upon which future research on paramoebiasis can build.

Langue d'origineEnglish
Pages (de-à)404-419
Nombre de pages16
JournalTrends in Parasitology
Volume34
Numéro de publication5
DOI
Statut de publicationPublished - mai 2018

Note bibliographique

Funding Information:
We are grateful to Ivan Fiala and Julius Lukeš for providing microscopic images. Research on the genome biology and evolution of Neoparamoeba and Perkinsela sp. in the Archibald laboratory has been supported by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Research on Neoparamoeba and AGD in the Nowak laboratory was supported by funding from Fisheries Research and Development Corporation , and Cooperative Research Centres (Aquaculture CRC, Aquafin CRC and Seafood CRC).

Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Elsevier Ltd

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Parasitology
  • Infectious Diseases

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