Phylogenetic characterization of two transovarially transmitted endosymbionts of the bedbug Cimex lectularius (Heteroptera:Cimicidae)
Language English Country England, Great Britain Media print
Document type Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
Grant support
AI-34033
NIAID NIH HHS - United States
- MeSH
- Bacteria genetics MeSH
- DNA, Bacterial genetics MeSH
- Phylogeny * MeSH
- Molecular Sequence Data MeSH
- Ovary microbiology MeSH
- DNA, Ribosomal genetics MeSH
- Rickettsieae genetics MeSH
- RNA, Ribosomal, 16S genetics MeSH
- Bedbugs microbiology MeSH
- Symbiosis * MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Check Tag
- Female MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. MeSH
- Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. MeSH
- Names of Substances
- DNA, Bacterial MeSH
- DNA, Ribosomal MeSH
- RNA, Ribosomal, 16S MeSH
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.
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