Protistology 5 (2/3) 142–145 (2007/8)
Molecular identification of free-living amoebae of the Vahlkampfiidae isolated in Mexico
Johan F. De Jonckheere 1, Eunice Guzman Fierros 2 and Fernando Lares Villa 2
1 Scientific Institute of Public Health, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
Summary
We performed a search for the presence of the vahlkampfiid amoebae in six diffrent states of Mexico. We obtained
five Naegleria isolates belonging to four described species. Two of them, N. indonesiensis and
N. byersi, were previously though to have restricted geographic distribution. The four Tetramitus
isolates belong to two known species, one of which has recently been described from Arizona.
Key words: 5.8S rDNA, internal transcribed spacer, Naegleria, Tetramitus
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