Identification of Buchnera sp., symbiont of Toxoptera aurantii

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Phylogenetic tree based on the 16S rDNA sequences of the Buchnera spin Toxoptera aurantii, and other 16Sr reference Buchnera aphidicola isolated from other aphids. Bootstrap values obtained for 1000 replicates are shown above the branches. Escherichia coli was used as the outgroup to root the tree.
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Published: Aug 27, 2014
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aphid, symbiosis, pest, phylogeny, Buchnera

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Edel Pérez López
Universidad Veracruzana
Maritza Luis Pantoja
Research Institute on Tropical Fruit Crops

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Aphids are phloem-feeding insects which have developed symbiotic association with bacteria to acquire amino acids lacking in the phloem. Toxoptera aurantii affecting Macadamia integrifolia trees in Cuba were analyzed for the presence of Buchnera aphidicola, to characterize the aphids and find efficient management methods. The PCR amplification and sequencing showed that in all populations detected in every tree, was present the symbiotic bacteria. The phylogenetic analysis indicates that the bacteria detected could be new specie belonging to Buchnera genus, and is the first report of this bacterium in T. aurantii.

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Pérez López, E., & Luis Pantoja, M. (2014). Identification of Buchnera sp., symbiont of Toxoptera aurantii. Fitosanidad, 18(2), 115-117. https://fitosanidad.edicionescervantes.com/index.php/fitosanidad/article/view/181
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Pérez López, E., & Luis Pantoja, M. (2014). Identification of Buchnera sp., symbiont of Toxoptera aurantii. Fitosanidad, 18(2), 115-117. https://fitosanidad.edicionescervantes.com/index.php/fitosanidad/article/view/181

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