Molecular evidence for the presence of the endosymbiontic bacteria Wolbachia in Cotesia populations (Hymenoptera: Braconidae
IR@IHBT: CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur
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Molecular evidence for the presence of the endosymbiontic bacteria Wolbachia in
Cotesia populations (Hymenoptera: Braconidae
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Rattan, R S
Hadapad, A B Reineke , A Gupta, P R Zebitz, C P W |
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Plant sciences
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Cotesia are larval endoparasitoids and are potential biocontrol agents for various insect pests. In the present
study, we attempted to detect the allele-specific ftsZ gene of Wolbachia in Cotesia spp. obtained from different
geographical locations. Samples of Cotesia plutellae originating from India (Bangalore and Ludhiana), Kenya,
and South Africa and samples of C. glomerata from India (Solan) confirmed the presence of Wolbachia.
However, C. plutellae samples from the Kullu region of India did not show infection with Wolbachia. ftsZ
sequences showed a high degree of homology within the species (N99%). The low genetic distance in the
infected Cotesia populations indicated a single ancestral type, and distance to and from the outgroup
suggested that populations are from the same species. Phylogenetic grouping of Cotesia species on the basis of
geographic origin showed that the Wolbachia strain is closely related to strains that infect phylogenetically
distant hosts.
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2011
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Article
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application/pdf
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http://ihbt.csircentral.net/1088/1/6_Molecular.pdf
Rattan, R S and Hadapad, A B and Reineke , A and Gupta, P R and Zebitz, C P W (2011) Molecular evidence for the presence of the endosymbiontic bacteria Wolbachia in Cotesia populations (Hymenoptera: Braconidae. Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomolgy, 14 (2). pp. 183-185. |
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http://ihbt.csircentral.net/1088/
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