Bacteriocyte-associated gammaproteobacterial symbionts of the<i> Adelges</i> <i>nordmannianae/piceae </i>complex (Hemiptera: Adelgidae)
- Author(s)
- Elena Tönshoff, Thomas Penz, Thomas Narzt, Astrid Horn, Stephan Schmitz-Esser, Stefan Pfeiffer, Waltraud Klepal, Michael Wagner, Thomas Weinmaier, Thomas Rattei, Matthias Horn
- Abstract
Adelgids (Insecta: Hemiptera: Adelgidae) are known as severe pests of various conifers in North America, Canada, Europe and Asia. Here, we present the first molecular identification of bacteriocyte-associated symbionts in these plant sap-sucking insects. Three geographically distant populations of members of the Adelges nordmannianae/piceae complex, identified based on coI and ef1alpha gene sequences, were investigated. Electron and light microscopy revealed two morphologically different endosymbionts, coccoid or polymorphic, which are located in distinct bacteriocytes. Phylogenetic analyses of their 16S and 23S rRNA gene sequences assigned both symbionts to novel lineages within the Gammaproteobacteria sharing
- Organisation(s)
- Department of Behavioral and Cognitive Biology
- Journal
- The ISME Journal: multidisciplinary journal of microbial ecology
- Volume
- 6
- Pages
- 384-396
- No. of pages
- 13
- ISSN
- 1751-7362
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/ismej.2011.102
- Publication date
- 02-2012
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Austrian Fields of Science 2012
- 106022 Microbiology
- Keywords
- Portal url
- https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/09394812-a9c1-4aaa-9254-ef8abd9d4899