Occurrence of Wolbachia in Brazilian samples of Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tephritidae)
Wolbachia bacteria were detected by PCR followed by sequencing of a fragment of the 16S ribosomal gene, in a natural population sample and in two laboratory colonies of the medfly, C. capitata (Wied.), from Brazil. Sequencing revealed that the fragment was compatible with the Wolbachia type A group...
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Published in | Neotropical entomology Vol. 34; no. 6; pp. 1013 - 1015 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English Portuguese |
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Sociedade Entomológica do Brasil
01.12.2005
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Summary: | Wolbachia bacteria were detected by PCR followed by sequencing of a fragment of the 16S ribosomal gene, in a natural population sample and in two laboratory colonies of the medfly, C. capitata (Wied.), from Brazil. Sequencing revealed that the fragment was compatible with the Wolbachia type A group found in several insect species. This is the first description of a natural Wolbachia infection in C. capitata, since several other samples from different regions so far analyzed seemed to be free of infection.
Bactérias Wolbachia foram detectadas por PCR seguido de seqüenciamento de um segmento do gene ribossomal 16S em uma amostra de população natural e em duas colônias de laboratório de Ceratitis capitata (Wied.) do Brasil. O seqüenciamento do fragmento amplificado mostrou que este é compatível com os de Wolbachia tipo A, encontrada em numerosas espécies de insetos. Esta é a primeira descrição de uma infecção natural desse hospedeiro por Wolbachia desde que, em linhagens de C. capitata provenientes de outras regiões, não foram encontradas essas bactérias. |
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Bibliography: | 10.1590/S1519-566X2005000600020 http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-566X2005000600020 ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 |
ISSN: | 1519-566X 1678-8052 1678-8052 |
DOI: | 10.1590/s1519-566x2005000600020 |