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Aphid populations are frequently infected with facultative endosymbionts.
Donner, S Helena; Slingerland, Marijn; Beekman, Mariska M; Comte, Arthur; Dicke, Marcel; Zwaan, Bas J; Pannebakker, Bart A; Verhulst, Eveline C.
Afiliación
  • Donner SH; Laboratory of Genetics, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, Netherlands.
  • Slingerland M; Laboratory of Entomology, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, Netherlands.
  • Beekman MM; Laboratory of Genetics, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, Netherlands.
  • Comte A; Laboratory of Genetics, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, Netherlands.
  • Dicke M; Laboratory of Entomology, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, Netherlands.
  • Zwaan BJ; Laboratory of Genetics, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, Netherlands.
  • Pannebakker BA; Laboratory of Entomology, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, Netherlands.
  • Verhulst EC; Laboratory of Genetics, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, Netherlands.
Environ Microbiol ; 26(3): e16599, 2024 Mar.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38459641
ABSTRACT
The occurrence of facultative endosymbionts has been studied in many commercially important crop pest aphids, but their occurrence and effects in non-commercial aphid species in natural populations have received less attention. We screened 437 aphid samples belonging to 106 aphid species for the eight most common facultative aphid endosymbionts. We found one or more facultative endosymbionts in 53% (56 of 106) of the species investigated. This likely underestimates the situation in the field because facultative endosymbionts are often present in only some colonies of an aphid species. Oligophagous aphid species carried facultative endosymbionts significantly more often than monophagous species. We did not find a significant correlation between ant tending and facultative endosymbiont presence. In conclusion, we found that facultative endosymbionts are common among aphid populations. This study is, to our knowledge, the first of its kind in the Netherlands and provides a basis for future research in this field. For instance, it is still unknown in what way many of these endosymbionts affect their hosts, which is important for determining the importance of facultative endosymbionts to community dynamics.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Áfidos Límite: Animals Idioma: En Revista: Environ Microbiol Asunto de la revista: MICROBIOLOGIA / SAUDE AMBIENTAL Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Países Bajos

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Áfidos Límite: Animals Idioma: En Revista: Environ Microbiol Asunto de la revista: MICROBIOLOGIA / SAUDE AMBIENTAL Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Países Bajos