Identification and Biological Role of the Endosymbionts Wolbachia in Rice Water Weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

• Published in: Environmental entomology Vol. 41; no. 3; pp. 469 - 477
• Main Authors: Chen, Shu-Juan, Lu, Fang, Cheng, Jia-An, Jiang, Ming-Xing, Way, Michael O
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Entomological Society of America 01.06.2012
• Subjects: Animals; Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology; arthropods; bacteria; Bacterial Proteins - genetics; China; eggs; endosymbionts; fecundity; Female; introduced species; Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus; Molecular Sequence Data; Multilocus Sequence Typing; oocytes; parthenogenesis; Pest Control, Biological; Phylogeny; Polymerase Chain Reaction; population; Reproduction - drug effects; tetracycline; Tetracycline - pharmacology; Texas; tissues; Weevils - drug effects; Weevils - microbiology; Weevils - physiology; Wolbachia; Wolbachia - genetics; Wolbachia - physiology; China; Texas

Wolbachia spp. are obligate intracellular bacteria present in reproductive tissues of many arthropod species. Wolbachia infection status and roles in host reproduction were studied in the rice water weevil, Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus Kuschel (Coleoptera, Curculionidae), an introduced species in China...