| Title |
Incidence of Wolbachia and Cardinium Endosymbionts in the Osmia Community in Korea |
| Author |
Gilsang Jeong1, Kyeongyong Lee2, Jiyoung Choi1, Seokjo Hwang1, Byeongdo Park1, Wontae Kim1, Youngcheol Choi1, Ingyun Park2, and Jonggill Kim1* |
| Address |
1Laboratory of Environmental Entomology, National Academy of Agricultural Science, Rural Development Administration, Suwon 441-853, Republic of Korea, 2Laboratory of Pollinating Insect, Department of Agricultural Biology, National Academy of Agricultural Science, Rural Development Administration, Suwon 441-853, Republic of Korea |
| Bibliography |
Journal of Microbiology, 47(1),28-32, 2009,
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| DOI |
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| Key Words |
Wolbachia, Cardinium, sex ratio distortion, biological control, phylogenetic analyses |
| Abstract |
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. |
