Giardia intestinalis is a parasitic protist that causes one of the most common diarrheal disease of parasite origin. The cell of Giardia contains two nuclei with unknown number of chromosomes until recently. Karyotype was determined five years ago using conventional cytogenetic method by Tůmová and collaborators. In my work, I assessed karyotype of four isolates, six lines and three clonal lines by the same method. It was confirmed, that two nuclei within one cell could differ in chromosome number, the differences found were 1, 2 or 6 chromosomes. Aneuploid number of chromosomes was found too. In case that both nuclei within single cell contained the same number of chromosomes, there were 10 chromosomes indentified in each nucleus. It was also revealed, that karyotype is not specific feature for different genetic groups (in this work assemblages A and E). Karyotype can be different even among lines and clonal populations derived from the same isolate. Changes in karyotype in the course of in vitro cultivation were detected within three populations. Results are discussed in relation to known facts.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:nusl.cz/oai:invenio.nusl.cz:306707 |
| Date | January 2012 |
| Creators | Hudosová, Lenka |
| Contributors | Nohýnková, Eva, Král, Jiří |
| Source Sets | Czech ETDs |
| Language | Czech |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | info:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesis |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess |
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