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Phylogenetic characterization of two transovarially transmitted endosymbionts of the bedbug Cimex lectularius (Heteroptera: Cimicidae)
Author(s) -
Hypša V.,
Aksoy S.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
insect molecular biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.955
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-2583
pISSN - 0962-1075
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2583.1997.00178.x
Subject(s) - cimex lectularius , biology , wolbachia , bed bug , leafhopper , phylogenetic tree , genetics , evolutionary biology , zoology , hemiptera , gene , ecology
Two different inherited bacterial symbionts from ovary tissue of the bedbug Cimex lectularius were characterized by gene amplification and sequencing analysis of their 16S rDNA gene. The first bacterium belongs to the Wolbachia subgroup of the alpha‐Proteobacteria, the second is a member of the gamma‐subdivision, and is closely related to the bacterial parasite of the leafhopper Euscelidius variegatus (BEV) which was shown to be capable of transovarial transmission. The high similarity (>97%) between the C. lectularius symbiont and BEV indicates that these two microorganisms belong to the same lineage and share the ability to invade distant insect hosts to fulfill their symbiotic functions and to establish transovarial transmission to future generations.