Mitosomes in trophozoites and cysts of the reptilian parasite entamoeba invadens

Abstract

Heat shock protein genes led to the discovery of mitosomes in Entamoeba histolytica, but mitosomes have not been described for any other Entamoeba species, nor have they been identified in the cyst stage. Here, we show that the distantly related reptilian pathogen Entamoeba invadens contains mitosomes, in both trophozoites and cysts, suggesting all Entamoeba species contain these organelles. © 2011, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.