TY - JOUR
T1 - Wolbachia infection in the Loxoblemmus complex (Orthoptera
T2 - Gryllidae) in Korea
AU - Jeong, Gilsang
AU - Ahn, Jaeha
AU - Jang, Yikweon
AU - Choe, Jae Chun
AU - Choi, Hansu
N1 - Funding Information:
G. Jeong was supported by a National Research Foundation of Korea Grant funded by the Korean Government (Ministry of Education, Science and Technology) [ NRF C00027 ]. J. Ahn and Y. Jang were supported by a National Research Foundation of Korea Grant funded by the Korean Government (Ministry of Education, Science and Technology) [ NRF 2010-0515-1 ]. J.C. Choe was supported by the Ewha Global Top 5 Grant 2011 of Ewha Womans University .
PY - 2012/12
Y1 - 2012/12
N2 - The Wolbachia bacterium is one of the most prevalent intracellular symbionts of invertebrates, particularly insects. This bacterium induces four distinct reproductive anomalies such as cytoplasmic incompatibility, feminization, male killing, and parthenogenesis of its hosts. Here we report that three closely related cricket species, Loxoblemmus doenitzi, L. campestris, and L. equestris can become infected with Wolbachia. Based on the 16s rRNA sequences, all three species were single infections. However, Wolbachia infecting L. campestris showed diverse Wolbachia surface protein gene sequences resembling multiple infections. In addition, all Wolbachia strains in the three host species harbored the Wolbachia specific bacteriophage.
AB - The Wolbachia bacterium is one of the most prevalent intracellular symbionts of invertebrates, particularly insects. This bacterium induces four distinct reproductive anomalies such as cytoplasmic incompatibility, feminization, male killing, and parthenogenesis of its hosts. Here we report that three closely related cricket species, Loxoblemmus doenitzi, L. campestris, and L. equestris can become infected with Wolbachia. Based on the 16s rRNA sequences, all three species were single infections. However, Wolbachia infecting L. campestris showed diverse Wolbachia surface protein gene sequences resembling multiple infections. In addition, all Wolbachia strains in the three host species harbored the Wolbachia specific bacteriophage.
KW - Loxoblemmus
KW - Phylogeny
KW - WO phage
KW - Wolbachia specific 16s rRNA
KW - Wolbachia surface protein (wsp)
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84864149210&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.aspen.2012.07.002
DO - 10.1016/j.aspen.2012.07.002
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84864149210
SN - 1226-8615
VL - 15
SP - 563
EP - 566
JO - Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology
JF - Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology
IS - 4
ER -