Molecular phylogenetic affiliation of <em>Wolbachia </em>and phage WO in storage pests from India
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Molecular phylogenetic affiliation of <em>Wolbachia </em>and phage WO in storage pests from India
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Gowda, Ravikumar Hemagiri
Abdel-Razek, Atef Sayed Marappa, Prakash Bandekogenahalli Shankaranarayana, Sampath Kumar Hoolageri, Huchesh Chanabasappa Puttegowda, Puttaraju Hosagavi |
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Storage pest
<i>Wolbachia</i> Phage WO Phylogeny |
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514-519
The rich distribution and diversity of <em>Wolbachia</em> has been well investigated. The array of reproductive alterations induced by this cytoplasmically inherited α- proteobacteria has made it a successful ‘reproductive parasite’. Despite their obligate intracellular lifestyle which usually protects bacteria from phage infection, <em>Wolbachia</em> harbors a widespread temperate phage called WO. Recent studies implicate the rapid phase of evolutionary changes in <em>Wolbachia</em> genome due to the horizontal phage transfer. These changes directly reflect the varied reproductive phenotypes induced by <em>Wolbachia</em> in their hosts. The distribution and diversity of <em>Wolbachia</em> in same host species across different geographical locations in itself is interesting. Previous studies have demonstrated the absence of <em>Wolbachia</em> in storage pests, <em>Tribolium</em><em> castaneum</em> and <em>Rhyzopertha dominica</em> in laboratory stocks of Japan. Contrary to their studies, natural infections of <em>Wolbachia</em> and Phage WO in <em>T</em><em>ribolium</em><em> castaneum</em>, <em>Rhyzopertha</em><em> dominica</em> and <em>Sitophilus zeamais</em> have been reported in the current study. Of the above screened three storage pests, the first two harbours A super group and remaining one with B super group. Further, a phage WO infection was common across all the three storage pests. The analysis of the endosymbiont and its phage provides basic information which could be further exploited for biocontrol programs. |
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2018-10-23T12:00:55Z
2018-10-23T12:00:55Z 2018-07 |
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Article
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0975-0967 (Online); 0972-5849 (Print)
http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/45273 |
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en_US
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<img src='http://nopr.niscair.res.in/image/cc-license-sml.png'> <a href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/in' target='_blank'>CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India</a>
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NISCAIR-CSIR, India
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IJBT Vol.17(3) [July 2018]
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