Bacterial endosymbionts play important roles in ecological traits of aphids.In this study,we characterize the bacterial endosymbionts of A.gossypii collected in Karaj,Iran and their role in the performance of the aphi...Bacterial endosymbionts play important roles in ecological traits of aphids.In this study,we characterize the bacterial endosymbionts of A.gossypii collected in Karaj,Iran and their role in the performance of the aphid.Our results indicated that beside Buchnera aphidicola,A.gossypii,also harbors both Hamiltonella defensa and Arsenophonus sp.Quantitative PCR(qPCR)results revealed that the populations of the endosymbionts increased throughout nymphal development up to adult emergence;thereafter,populations of Buchnera and Arsenophonus were diminished while the density of H.defensa constantly increased.Buchnera reduction caused prolonged development and no progeny production.Furthermore,secondary symbiont reduction led to reduction of the total life span and intrinsic rate of natural increase as well as appearance of the deformed dead offspring in comparison with the control insects.Reduction of the secondary symbionts did not affect parasitism rate of the aphid by the parasitic wasp Aphidius matricariae.Together these findings showed that H.defensa and Arsenophonus contributed to the fitness of A.gossypii by enhancing its performance,but not through parasitoid resistance.展开更多
The green peach aphid, Myzuspersicae Sulzer （Hemiptera： Aphididae） is one of the potato important pests; it is the most efficient vector of potato viruses. Myzuspersicae harbors the endosymbiotic bacteria Buchnera ...The green peach aphid, Myzuspersicae Sulzer （Hemiptera： Aphididae） is one of the potato important pests; it is the most efficient vector of potato viruses. Myzuspersicae harbors the endosymbiotic bacteria Buchnera aphidicola which supplements their diet. There is increasing evidence that B. aphidicola is involved in plant-aphid interactions and we previously demonstrated that B. aphidieola disruption （aposymbiosis） affected the probing behavior ofM. persicae on radish plants, delaying host plant acceptance. In this work, we evaluated the effect of aposymbiosis on the probing behavior of M. persicae on 2 Solanum species with different compatibility with M. persieae, Solanum tuberosum （susceptible） and Solanum stoloniferum （resistant） with the electrical penetration graph technique （EPG）. To disrupt B. aphidicola, rifampicin was administered to aphids through artificial diets. Aposymbiotic aphids, on both plant species, showed increased pathway activities, mechanical problems with the stylets, and delayed salivation in the phloem. The extended time in derailed stylet mechanics affected the occurrence of most other probing activities; it delayed the time to the first phloem phase and prevented ingestion from the phloem. The effect of aposymbiosis was more evident in the compatible interaction of M. persicae-S, tuberosum, than in the incompatible interaction with S. stoloniferum, which generated the M. persicae--S, tuberosum interaction to become incompatible. These results confirm that B. aphidicola is involved in the plant-aphid interaction in relation to plant acceptance, presumably through a role in stylets penetration in the plant.展开更多
文摘Bacterial endosymbionts play important roles in ecological traits of aphids.In this study,we characterize the bacterial endosymbionts of A.gossypii collected in Karaj,Iran and their role in the performance of the aphid.Our results indicated that beside Buchnera aphidicola,A.gossypii,also harbors both Hamiltonella defensa and Arsenophonus sp.Quantitative PCR(qPCR)results revealed that the populations of the endosymbionts increased throughout nymphal development up to adult emergence;thereafter,populations of Buchnera and Arsenophonus were diminished while the density of H.defensa constantly increased.Buchnera reduction caused prolonged development and no progeny production.Furthermore,secondary symbiont reduction led to reduction of the total life span and intrinsic rate of natural increase as well as appearance of the deformed dead offspring in comparison with the control insects.Reduction of the secondary symbionts did not affect parasitism rate of the aphid by the parasitic wasp Aphidius matricariae.Together these findings showed that H.defensa and Arsenophonus contributed to the fitness of A.gossypii by enhancing its performance,but not through parasitoid resistance.
文摘The green peach aphid, Myzuspersicae Sulzer （Hemiptera： Aphididae） is one of the potato important pests; it is the most efficient vector of potato viruses. Myzuspersicae harbors the endosymbiotic bacteria Buchnera aphidicola which supplements their diet. There is increasing evidence that B. aphidicola is involved in plant-aphid interactions and we previously demonstrated that B. aphidieola disruption （aposymbiosis） affected the probing behavior ofM. persicae on radish plants, delaying host plant acceptance. In this work, we evaluated the effect of aposymbiosis on the probing behavior of M. persicae on 2 Solanum species with different compatibility with M. persieae, Solanum tuberosum （susceptible） and Solanum stoloniferum （resistant） with the electrical penetration graph technique （EPG）. To disrupt B. aphidicola, rifampicin was administered to aphids through artificial diets. Aposymbiotic aphids, on both plant species, showed increased pathway activities, mechanical problems with the stylets, and delayed salivation in the phloem. The extended time in derailed stylet mechanics affected the occurrence of most other probing activities; it delayed the time to the first phloem phase and prevented ingestion from the phloem. The effect of aposymbiosis was more evident in the compatible interaction of M. persicae-S, tuberosum, than in the incompatible interaction with S. stoloniferum, which generated the M. persicae--S, tuberosum interaction to become incompatible. These results confirm that B. aphidicola is involved in the plant-aphid interaction in relation to plant acceptance, presumably through a role in stylets penetration in the plant.
