Trypanosomatids, Other Than Phytomonas spp., Isolated and Cultured from Fruit |
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Authors: | IVETE CONCHON MAHTA CAMPANER CLIZETE SBRAVAT E. PLESSMANN CAMARGO |
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Affiliation: | Departamento de Parasitologia, Institute de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, 05508 São Paulo, S.P., Brazil |
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Abstract: | Trypanosomatids were isolated from edible fruit. One of the isolates (from tangerine) presented a set of enzymes for the metabolism of arginine-ornithine similar to that of Leptomonas spp., and failed to be recognized by monoclonal antibodies specific for Phytomonas spp. The possibility that trypanosomatids other than Phytomonas spp. could infect fruit was further examined by inoculating tomatoes with species of Crithidia, Leptomonas and Herpetomonas. Some of these flagellates multiplied in tomatoes. Besides, house flies became infected with Crithidia sp. when fed on tomatoes experimentally inoculated with this flagellate. Therefore, isolation of a trypanosomatid from a plant should not constitute an absolute criterion for placing it in the genus Phytomonas. |
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Keywords: | Enzymes flagellates tangerine |
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