Section: New Results

Annotation of the proteins of Angomonas deanei and Strigomonas culicis

Angomonas deanei and Strigomonas culicis are trypanosomatids that harbour only one beta-proteobacterial endosymbiont and this mutualistic association is an interesting model to study eukaryotic cell evolution. The genomes of these organisms were sequenced by our collaborators at LNCC / MCT (Brazil) and we participated in the functional annotation of these genomes as concerns their metabolism which enabled to reveal new aspects of the Trypanosomatidae family. This work has been submitted for publication. It was done with Ana Tereza Vasconcelos in a collaboration with Maria Cristina Machado Motta (UFRJ - Brazil).