| thorsellia anophelis gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of the gammaproteobacteria. | a gram-negative, rod-shaped organism (ccug 49520t) was isolated from the midgut of the mosquito anopheles arabiensis. 16s rrna gene sequence analysis demonstrated that this isolate is unique, showing <93% similarity to species of the families enterobacteriaceae and vibrionaceae. the quinone system consisted exclusively of ubiquinone q-8; the polar lipid profile consisted of the major compounds phosphatidylethanolamine and phosphatidylglycerol, a moderate to minor amount of two unknown aminophosp ... | 2006 | 16449435 |
| thorsellia anophelis is the dominant bacterium in a kenyan population of adult anopheles gambiae mosquitoes. | anopheles gambiae mosquitoes are not known to harbor endosymbiotic bacteria. here we show, using nucleic acid-based methods, that 16s rrna gene sequences specific to a recently described mosquito midgut bacterium, thorsellia anophelis, is predominant in the midgut of adult an. gambiae s.l. mosquitoes captured in residences in central kenya, and also occurs in the aquatic rice paddy environment nearby. pcr consistently detected t. anophelis in the surface microlayer of rice paddies, which is also ... | 2008 | 18180748 |