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. 2012 Jan 9;7(1):e29938. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0029938

Table 1. Parabasalian species used for the gene identification and phylogenetic analyses.

Species Classa Familyb Host animal SSU rRNA gene reference GAPDH reference Method for gene identification for actin and EF-1α
Macrotrichomonas sp. C L (D) Glyptotermes satsumensis [46] [46] RT-PCR, pooled cells
Metadevescovina cuspidata C L (D) Incisitermes minor [46] [46] PCR/WGA, pooled cells
Foaina nana C L (D) Cryptotermes domesticus [46] [46] RT-PCR (actin), PCR/WGA (EF-1α), pooled cells
Caduceia versatilis C L (D) Cryptotermes cavifrons [39] [46] RT-PCR, pooled cell
Devescovina sp. C L (D) Neotermes koshunensis [35] [55] RT-PCR, pooled cells
Gigantomonas herculea C L (D) Hodotermes mossambicus [46] [46] PCR/WGA (EF-1α), two cellsc
Stephanonympha sp. CcSt C L (C) Cryptotermes cavifrons [46] [46] PCR/WGA, pooled cells
Stephanonympha sp. NkSt C L (C) Neotermes koshunensis [35] [55] RT-PCR, pooled cells
Snyderella tabogae C L (C) Cryptotermes cavifrons [37] [46] RT-PCR (actin), PCR/WGA (EF-1α), pooled cells
Deltotrichonympha sp. C L (De) Mastotermes darwiniensis [34] —d RT-PCR, pooled cells
Joenina pulchella C L Porotermes adamsoni [46] [46] RT-PCR, pooled cells
Joenia annectens C L Kalotermes flavicollis [46] [46] RT-PCR, pooled cells
Joenoides intermedia C L Hodotermes mossambicus [46] [46] RT-PCR, pooled cells
Spirotrichonympha leidyi S Hl (Sp) Coptotermes formosanus [35] [55] RT-PCR, pooled cells
Holomastigotoides mirabile S Hl Coptotermes formosanus [35] [55] RT-PCR, pooled cells
Staurojoenina assimilis Tn St Incisitermes minor [38] This study RT-PCR, pooled cells
Trichonympha agilis Tn Tn Reticulitermes speratus [31] [54] RT-PCR (actin), PCR/WGA (EF-1α), pooled cells
Trichonympha sp. Tn Tn Hodotermopsis sjoestedti [35] [47] RT-PCR (actin), PCR/WGA (EF-1α), single cell
Hoplonympha sp. Tn Hp Hodotermopsis sjoestedti [38] This study RT-PCR, pooled cells
Pseudotrichonympha grassii Tn Te (E) Coptotermes formosanus [35] [55] RT-PCR, pooled cells
Eucomonympha sp. Tn Te (E) Hodotermopsis sjoestedti [38] [47] RT-PCR, single cell
Teranympha mirabilis Tn Te Reticulitermes speratus [38] [47] RT-PCR, pooled cells
Histomonas meleagridis Tt Di (M) Meleagris gallopavo [18] [56] PCR/genome DNA
Dientamoeba fragilise Tt Di (M) Homo sapiens [15] —d PCR/genome DNA
Tritrichomonas foetus Tt Tt (Tm) Bos primigenus [19] [51] PCR/genome DNA
Monocercomonas sp. Tt M Natrix sipedon [14] [51] PCR/genome DNA
Hypotrichomonas acosta H H (M) Drymarchon corais couperi [16] [54] PCR/genome DNA
Trichomitus batrachorum H H (Tm) Elaphe obsoleta [17] [51] PCR/genome DNA
Pentatrichomonas hominis Tm Tm Homo sapiens [17] —e —e
Tetratrichomonas gallinarum Tm Tm Anas platyrhynchos [17] [51] PCR/genome DNA
Trichomonas vaginalis Tm Tm Homo sapiens [14] [51] e Reference [74], [75] e
a

Abbreviations of the classes are: C, Cristamonadea; Tt, Tritrichomonadea; S, Spirotrichonymphea; H, Hypotrichomonadea; Tm, Trichomonadea; and Tn, Trichonymphea.

b

When the family name has changed in the new parabasalian classification [26], the corresponding former name [1] is also indicated in parenthesis. Abbreviations of the families are the following: L, Lophomonadidae; D, Devescovinidae; C, Calonymphidae; De, Deltotrichonymphidae; Sp, Spirotrichonymphidae; Hl, Holomastigotoididae; St, Staurojoeninidae; Tn, Trichonymphidae; Hp, Hoplonymphidae; E, Eucomonymphidae; Te, Teranymphidae; Di, Dientamoebidae; Tt, Tritrichomonadidae; M, Monocercomonadidae; and Tm, Trichomonadidae.

c

We failed to identify the EF-1α gene in G. herculea.

d

The GAPDH genes of Deltotrichonympha sp. and D. fragilis were unavailable.

e

The EST data of P. hominis and the genome sequence of T. vaginalis [73] in the database were also used for phylogenetic analyses (see Materials and Methods).