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KMID : 0880220090470010028
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Journal of Microbiology
2009 Volume.47 No. 1 p.28 ~ p.32
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Incidence of Wolbachia and Cardinium Endosymbionts in the Osmia Community in Korea
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Jeong Gil-sang
Lee Kyeong-yong
Choi Ji-Young
Hwang Seok-Jo
Park Byeong-do
Kim Won-Tae
Choi Young-Cheol
Park In-Gyun
Kim Jong-Gill
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Abstract
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Sex ratio distorting endosymbionts induce reproductive anomalies in their arthropod hosts. They have recently been paid much attention as firstly texts of evolution of host-symbiont relationships and secondly potential biological control agents to control arthropod pests. Among such organisms, Wolbachia and Cardinium bacteria are well characterized. This study aims at probing such bacteria in the Osmia community to evaluate their potential utilization to control arthropod pests. Among 17 PCR tested species, Osmia cornifrons and a parasitic fly are infected with Wolbachia and a mite species is infected with Cardinium. Phylogenetic tree analyses suggest that horizontal transfer of the bacteria occurred between phylogenetically distant hosts.
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KEYWORD
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Wolbachia, Cardinium, sex ratio distortion, biological control, phylogenetic analyses
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