Journal article
Morphological and molecular characterization of a sexually reproducing colony of the booklouse Liposcelis bostrychophila (Psocodea: Liposcelididae) found in Arizona
Scientific Reports, Vol.5(10429), pp.1-11
2015
Abstract
The booklouse, Liposcelis bostrychophila, is a worldwide pest of stored products. For decades, only thelytokous parthenogenetic reproduction was documented in L. bostrychophila. Male L. bostrychophila were first found in Hawaii in 2002. In 2009, a sexual strain was found in Arizona. We examined the morphology of both males and females of the Arizona strain and compared the Arizona sexual strain with the Hawaii sexual strain and the parthenogenetic strains of L. bostrychophila. The sexual and parthenogenetic strains show some differences in eye morphology. To examine the relationship between sexual and asexual lineages, we sequenced the mitochondrial 12S and 16S ribosomal RNA genes of males and females from the Arizona strain. Phylogenetic analyses of L. bostrychophila individuals revealed that: 1) the sexually reproducing colony found in Arizona contains two closely related mitochondrial DNA haplotypes - one present in only females and the other in both males and females; and 2) the Arizona sexual strain was most closely related to a parthenogenetic strain in Illinois. We detected Rickettsia in all of the parthenogenetic individuals we checked but not in any Arizona sexual individuals. Further evidence is required to establish whether the presence of Rickettsia is linked to asexual reproduction in Liposcelis.
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- Title
- Morphological and molecular characterization of a sexually reproducing colony of the booklouse Liposcelis bostrychophila (Psocodea: Liposcelididae) found in Arizona
- Authors
- Qianqian Yang (Author) - China Agricultural University, ChinaZuzana Kucerova (Author) - Crop Research Institute, Czech RepublicSteve J Perlman (Author) - University of Victoria, CanadaGeorge P Opit (Author) - Oklahoma State University, United StatesEdward L Mockford (Author) - Illinois State University, United StatesAdi Behar (Author) - Kimron Veterinary Institute, IsraelWyatt E Robinson (Author) - University of Victoria, CanadaVaclav Stejskal (Author) - Crop Research Institute, Czech RepublicZhihong Li (Author) - China Agricultural University, ChinaRenfu Shao (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
- Publication details
- Scientific Reports, Vol.5(10429), pp.1-11
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Date published
- 2015
- DOI
- 10.1038/srep10429
- ISSN
- 2045-2322
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2015 The Authors. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in the credit line; if the material is not included under the Creative Commons license, users will need to obtain permission from the license holder to reproduce the material. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
- Organisation Unit
- School of Science and Engineering - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Science, Technology and Engineering; Centre for Bioinnovation
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450183602621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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