The genome sequence and gene models of Amphiamblys sp.
WSBS2006 were not determined by the Joint Genome Institute (JGI),
but were downloaded from Ensembl
Fungi on April 11, 2020. Please note that this copy of the
genome is not maintained by Ensembl and is therefore not
automatically updated. The JGI Annotation Pipeline was used to add
additional functional annotation to the author's chromosomes and
proteins.
Amphiamblys sp. is a member of an unusual microsporidian
group Metchnikovellidae. Metchnikovellids represent one of the
early-diverging lineages of Microsporidia, and are known
exclusively as parasites of gregarines. They are distinguished from
other microsporidians by the lack of characteristic ultrastructural
features, such as the coiled polar filament and the polaroplast,
and also by the absence of merogonial stages in their life
cycles.
Amphiamblys sp. WSBS2006 was obtained from the infected
cells of Ancora sagittata, the gregarine host for the
metchnikovellid, which were extracted from the intestinal tract of
polychaetes Capitella capitata, inhabiting the sublittoral
area of the White Sea. The DNA sample was subjected to whole genome
amplification; the metchnikovellid sequences were extracted from
the generated assembly by metagenomic binning approaches, yielding
a genome with an estimated completeness of 90%.
Genome Reference(s)
Mikhailov KV, Simdyanov TG, Aleoshin VV
Genomic Survey of a Hyperparasitic Microsporidian Amphiamblys sp. (Metchnikovellidae).
Genome Biol Evol. 2017 Mar 1;9(3):454-467. doi: 10.1093/gbe/evw235