Naegleria gruberi
E729393
Naegleria gruberi is a free-living, non-pathogenic amoeboflagellate protist widely used as a model organism for studying eukaryotic cell biology and evolution.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
amoeboflagellate
ⓘ
free-living organism ⓘ species ⓘ |
| cellType | unicellular ⓘ |
| domain |
Eukarya
ⓘ
surface form:
Eukaryota
|
| family | Vahlkampfiidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genus | Naegleria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| group | Heterolobosea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
freshwater
ⓘ
soil ⓘ |
| hasAbility | switch between amoeboid and flagellate forms ⓘ |
| hasGenomeType |
mitochondrial genome
ⓘ
nuclear genome ⓘ |
| hasLifeStage |
amoeboid stage
ⓘ
cyst stage ⓘ flagellate stage ⓘ |
| hasMetabolism | aerobic respiration ⓘ |
| hasMitochondria | true ⓘ |
| hasMotilityStructure |
flagella
ⓘ
pseudopodia ⓘ |
| hasOrganelle |
Golgi apparatus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
endoplasmic reticulum ⓘ flagellar basal bodies ⓘ mitochondrion ⓘ nucleus ⓘ |
| isCulturedInLab | true ⓘ |
| isDistinctFrom | Naegleria fowleri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isFreeLiving | true ⓘ |
| isModelFor |
early-diverging eukaryotes
ⓘ
transition between amoeboid and flagellate states ⓘ |
| isNonParasitic | true ⓘ |
| isNonPathogenic | true ⓘ |
| isNotCauseOf | primary amoebic meningoencephalitis ⓘ |
| mitochondrialGenomeIs | typical aerobic mitochondrion ⓘ |
| reproductionType | asexual reproduction ⓘ |
| supergroup | Excavata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| usedAs | model organism ⓘ |
| usedForStudyOf |
cell differentiation
ⓘ
cytoskeleton dynamics ⓘ eukaryotic cell biology ⓘ eukaryotic evolution ⓘ organelle evolution ⓘ |
| usedIn |
cell motility research
ⓘ
comparative genomics ⓘ organelle biogenesis research ⓘ |
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