Global InformationWillaertia information
| Willaertia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota
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| (unranked): | Excavata
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| Phylum: | Percolozoa
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| Class: | Heterolobosea
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| Order: | Schizopyrenida
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| Family: | Vahlkampfiidae
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| Genus: | Willaertia de Jonckheere et al. 1984
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Willaertia /ˈwɪləɹʃə/ is a genus of non-pathogenic, free-living, thermophilic amoebae in the family Vahlkampfiidae.[1]
Originally discovered in 1984 by Johan De Jonckheere, their life cycle, like that of other heteroloboseans, has been found to alternate between 3 distinct stages: a cyst, amoeba, and temporary flagellated stage.[2] Willaertia lives in a variety of environments and in recent years has been researched to potentially become a biocide for Legionella pneumophila.[3]
- ^ De Jonckheere JF, Dive DG, Pussard M, Vickerman K (1984). "Willaertia magna gen. nov., sp. Nov. (Vahlkampfiidae). A thermophilic amoeba found in different habitats". Protistologica. 20 (1): 5–13.
- ^ Robinson BS, Christy PE, De Jonckheere JF (January 1989). "A temporary flagellate (mastigote) stage in the vahlkampfiid amoeba Willaertia magna and its possible evolutionary significance". Bio Systems. 23 (1): 75–86. doi:10.1016/0303-2647(89)90010-5. PMID 2624890.
- ^ Hasni I, Jarry A, Quelard B, Carlino A, Eberst JB, Abbe O, Demanèche S (February 2020). "Willaertia magna C2c Maky". Pathogens. 9 (2): 105. doi:10.3390/pathogens9020105. PMC 7168187. PMID 32041369.