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Molecular identification of a Wolbachia endosymbiont in a Tetranychus urticae strain (Acari: Tetranychidae)
Author(s) -
Tsagkarakou A.,
Gulllemaud T.,
Rousset F.,
NavaJas M.
Publication year - 1996
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 - 10.1111/j.1365-2583.1996.tb00057.x
Subject(s) - tetranychus urticae , wolbachia , biology , spider mite , cytoplasmic incompatibility , ftsz , botany , gene , phylogenetic tree , strain (injury) , acari , genetics , 16s ribosomal rna , arthropod , ecology , escherichia coli , anatomy
Wolbachia , a maternally lnherlted bacierium, is Involved In alterations of arthropod sexuality. Reproductive incompatlbllities are often observed in mites, but the existence of this microorganism In their cytoplasm has not yet been demonstrated. We Identified the presence of Wolbachia In a strain of the spider mite Tetranychus urticae based on the ampllflcatlon and sequencing of part of the 16S rDNA and ftsZ genes. In order to establish the phylogenetlc relationships between Wolbachia found In T. urticae and In other arthropods, we aligned the resulting sequences with already published ones. For both 16s and ftsZ genes the Wolbachia carried by T. urticae clustered together with Wolbachia found in other arthropods.