Section: New Results

Mitochondrial respiration and genomic analysis provide insight into the influence of the symbiotic bacterium on host trypanosomatid oxygen consumption

Certain trypanosomatids, such as Angomonas deanei, co-evolve with an endosymbiotic bacterium in a mutualistic relationship that is characterised by intense metabolic exchanges. We were able to show that the symbionts were able to respire for up to 4 h after isolation from the host. Moreover, our work suggests that the symbiont influences the mitochondrial respiration of the host protozoan [5] .