Diversity and evolution of the <i>Wolbachia</i> endosymbionts of <i>Bemisia</i> (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) whiteflies

Bing, Xiao‐Li; Xia, Wei; Gui, Jiadong; Yan, Gen-Hong; Wang, Xiaowei; Liu, Shu‐Sheng

doi:10.1002/ece3.1126

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“…Konecka and Z. Olszanowski The role of Wolbachia remains enigmatic not only in O. nova. The function of the bacteria has not been revealed in previous studies on Wolbachia lineages in other hosts that also did not fit into the described supergroups, (Haegeman et al, 2009;Bing et al, 2014;Glowska et al, 2015). Although direct comparison with our research is not possible due to different molecular markers, these papers are worth mentioning.…”

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“…Similarly, as in our study, phylogenetic analysis of the cloned sequences of three bacterial genes showed that the micro-organism did not cluster with any of the known supergroups. Bing et al (2014) have described a new Wolbachia supergroup in Bemisia whiteflies based on a comparison of the sequences of four genes. Glowska et al (2015) have detected Wolbachia in quill mites.…”

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“…Wolbachia spp. of group O have been noted in insects: Bemisia whiteflies (Bing et al, 2014). Groups P and Q include strains that infect syringophilid mites (Glowska et al, 2015).…”

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A screen of maternally inherited microbial endosymbionts in oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida)

Konecka

Olszanowski

2015

Microbiology

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We determined the distribution of microbial endosymbionts as possible agents of parthenogenesis in Oribatida. We screened mites from 20 species of 14 families suspected to be parthenogenetic from the absence or rarity of males. Our research included parthenogenesis-inducing bacteria Wolbachia spp., Cardinium spp., Rickettsia spp., and additionally Arsenophonus, Spiroplasma and microsporidia that can also manipulate host reproduction. We detected the endosymbionts by PCR-based methods and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) observation of fixed and stained preparations of host cells. We detected Wolbachia only in one Oribatida species, Oppiella nova, by identifying Wolbachia genes using PCR. TEM observations confirmed infection by the endosymbiont in O. nova and its lack in other Oribatida species. Sequence analysis of hcpA and fbpA genes showed that the Wolbachia strain from O. nova was different from strains characterized in some insects, crustaceans (Isopoda), mites (Tetranychidae), springtails (Hexapoda) and roundworms (Nematoda). The analysis strongly suggested that the Wolbachia sp. strain found in O. nova did not belong to supergroups A, B, C, D, E, F, H or M. We found that the sequences of Wolbachia from O. nova were clearly distantly related to sequences from the bacteria of the other supergroups. This observation makes O. nova a unique Wolbachia host in terms of the distinction of the strain. The role of these micro-organisms in O. nova remains unknown and is an issue to investigate.

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A screen of maternally inherited microbial endosymbionts in oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida)

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Olszanowski

2015

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“…The reason we chose Arsenophonus and Cardinium as representatives of S-endosymbionts because they are the very common S-endosymbionts in whiteflies, and Wolbachia has been thoroughly investigated in the study of Bing et al (2014). The results showed that P-endosymbiont P. aleyrodidarum was detected in all whitefly individuals while S-endosymbionts infection were varied among species.…”

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Diversity and evolution of the endosymbionts of Bemisia tabaci in China

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Cai

Yuan³

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The whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) is a cryptic species complex, including members that are pests of global importance. This study presents a screening of B. tabaci species in China for infection by the primary endosymbiont, Portiera aleyrodidarum, and two secondary endosymbionts, Arsenophonus and Cardinium. The results showed that P. aleyrodidarum was detected in all B. tabaci individuals, while Arsenophonus was abundant in indigenous species of B. tabaci Asia II 1, Asia II 3, and China 1 but absent in the invasive species, Middle East-Asia Minor 1 (MEAM1); Cardinium presented in the Mediterranean (MED), Asia II 1 and Asia II 3 species but was rarely detected in the MEAM1 and China 1 species. Moreover, phylogenetic analyses revealed that the P. aleyrodidarum and mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase 1 (mtCO1) phylograms were similar and corresponding with the five distinct cryptic species clades to some extent, probably indicating an ancient infection followed by vertical transmission and subsequent co-evolutionary diversification. In contrast, the phylogenetic trees of Arsenophonus and Cardinium were incongruent with the mtCO1 phylogram, potentially indicating horizontal transmission in B. tabaci cryptic species complex. Taken together, our study showed the distinct infection status of endosymbionts in invasive and indigenous whiteflies; we also most likely indicated the co-evolution of primary endosymbiont and its host as well as the potential horizontal transfer of secondary endosymbionts.

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“…As is evident by several recent studies that have identified novel Wolbachia supergroups, the field is still discovering new Wolbachia diversity [1,4,14,19]. Currently, there are 16 reported supergroups, denoted A–Q [1,4,14,15,21,27]. Supergroup G was de-commissioned as it was based on a recombinant from supergroups A and B [3].…”

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