云南Q型烟粉虱种群的鉴定

利用mtDNACOⅠ基因片段作标记,对采自云南昆明一品红上的烟粉虱Bemisiatabaci(Gennadius)种群生物型进行了鉴定。结果表明,该种群COⅠ基因片段(501bp)与摩洛哥Q型、西班牙Q型烟粉虱的相应碱基序列具有极高的同源性,与2种Q型烟粉虱的COⅠ基因仅分别相差3个和4个碱基,同源性分别达到994%和992%。序列分析表明我国云南昆明一品红上存在Q生物型烟粉虱     

西藏发现Q型烟粉虱

【目的】调查西藏自治区烟粉虱Bemisia tabaci(Gennadius)的发生情况。【方法】从西藏拉萨采集到烟粉虱各个虫态,采用3D数码显微镜观察所采集烟粉虱的形态特征,利用mt COⅠ分子标记检测烟粉虱的生物型。【结果】明确并详细描述了烟粉虱各形态特征,mt COⅠ分子标记检测显示西藏采集到的烟粉虱为Q生物型。【结论】在形态学鉴定的基础上,分子生物学鉴定该粉虱为Q型烟粉虱,这是Q型烟粉虱在西藏自治区发生的首次报道。     

微卫星位点在Q型烟粉虱入侵种群中的多态性分析

近年来烟粉虱Bemisia tabaci(Gennadius)Q型入侵我国并在部分地区取代B型成为了烟粉虱优势生物型。外来物种的入侵过程及农药使用等因素可影响种群的遗传多样性水平及其遗传结构。本研究分析了4个微卫星位点在Q型烟粉虱入侵种群的多态信息含量(PIC),并在此基础上进行了遗传多样性分析。结果表明这些微卫星位点在Q型烟粉虱入侵种群中具有中度或高度多态性,说明微卫星位点能有效分析Q型入侵种群的遗传多态性。本研究为利用微卫星标记研究Q型入侵种群的遗传结构奠定了基础。     

基于微卫星标记对中国Q型烟粉虱早期入侵种群与B型烟粉虱种群的遗传结构分析（英文）

2003年首次在云南昆明发现Q型烟粉虱Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius)传入中国。随后几年时间内, 它在许多省份逐年取代了B型烟粉虱种群。2008年后,Q型烟粉虱基本上成为了中国多数省份农区的优势生物型。为了进一步揭示Q型烟粉虱在中国快速扩散以及取代B型烟粉虱的遗传学基础, 本研究利用11个微卫星位点分析并比较了2003年中国云南昆明Q型烟粉虱入侵种群及其他地点的11个B型入侵种群, 西班牙2个Q型土著种群, 以色列1个Q型入侵种群, 以色列1个B型土著种群, 以及西班牙、 美国与澳大利亚的5个B型入侵种群的遗传结构。结果表明, 中国Q型烟粉虱早期种群（云南昆明种群）可能来自于西部地中海地区。中国B型烟粉虱种群遗传多样性高于西班牙、 澳大利亚、 美国B型种群, 中国B型可能存在多次传入或某个混合种群的再次传入。相对于原产地种群, 中国Q型烟粉虱早期入侵种群与B型烟粉虱种群遗传多样性并没有明显降低, 表明Q型与B型烟粉虱种群可能经历了较小的瓶颈效应或奠基者效应。中国Q型烟粉虱早期入侵种群遗传多样性高于B型烟粉虱种群, Q型烟粉虱这种较高的遗传多样性可能为其较强的生态适应性提供了遗传基础, 有利于Q型烟粉虱在新的环境下快速扩散并取代B型烟粉虱。     

Q型烟粉虱东地中海种群遗传多样性的mtCOI与SSR分析

前期研究表明入侵我国山东的Q型烟粉虱Bemisia tabaci（Genn.）种群来源于西地中海地区而非来源于东地中海地区。为了揭示Q型烟粉虱的入侵遗传机制, 本研究进一步利用线粒体COI（mtCOI）基因与6个具有多态性的微卫星位点（SSR）分析了东地中海Q型烟粉虱（Q1支系与Q2支系）种群的遗传多样性, 并与西地中海种群遗传多样性的前期研究结果进行了比较分析。基于mtCOI基因与微卫星标记分析结果表明, 东地中海种群与西地中海种群一样也具有较高的遗传多样性, 然而两个地区种群存在着遗传异质性。不同入侵性种群遗传结构的比较研究将为进一步解析外来种群的入侵生理生态机制奠定基础。     

烟粉虱B型和Q型群体遗传结构的RAPD分析

近20年来,烟粉虱B型传入世界各地并暴发成灾,成为一种重要的农业入侵害虫; 烟粉虱Q型则是近几年引起人们高度重视的一种新的入侵生物型,目前已传入许多国家并造成一定危害。本文利用RAPD分子标记对烟粉虱B型和Q型不同地理种群的遗传结构进行了分析。结果表明：（1）引物H16对烟粉虱B型不同种群扩增的特异带,能有效区分烟粉虱B型和Q型、浙江非B/Q型种群;（2）烟粉虱Q型种群各项遗传多样性指数均比烟粉虱B型的要高;（3）我国烟粉虱Q型来自伊比利亚半岛的可能性比来自中东地区的可能性要大。另外,聚类分析结果提示,RAPD分子标记能有效地区分烟粉虱不同生物型,但可能不适用于生物型之间亲缘关系分析。     

Q型烟粉虱在中国的入侵生态过程及机制

外来种的入侵生态过程及机制是入侵生物学重要的研究内容, 相关领域的案例分析对入侵生物学学科构建具有重要的理论意义, 对于入侵生物的防控具有重要的实践价值。但迄今中国对外来种的入侵生态过程及机制案例分析较少。而近10年来中国学者对重大入侵昆虫Q型烟粉虱Bemisia tabaci的研究为这方面的分析提供了可能。基于上述因素, 本文以Q型烟粉虱为例, 追溯了Q型烟粉虱成功入侵中国的生态过程, 总结了该昆虫成功入侵的生态过程特征, 从种群遗传结构、 生态因子及人类活动等方面解析了该虫成功入侵的机制, 展望了Q型烟粉虱入侵生物学未来的研究方向。我们认为, Q型在中国的入侵生态过程具有传入隐蔽、 扩散快速、 危害严重等特点; Q型烟粉虱成功入侵中国涉及Q型烟粉虱种群遗传学基础、 生态因子及人类活动等多种因素, 其中杀虫剂在中国的大量使用对Q型取代B型的驱动作用可能是Q型烟粉虱在中国成功入侵的重要因素。     

供氮水平对番茄苗期Q型烟粉虱成虫种群动态的影响

烟粉虱(Bemisia tabaci)是重要的农业害虫。在栽培管理中,为了减少化学农药的施用,对该害虫采取生态防控措施日益得到重视。以Q型烟粉虱为研究对象,根据温室大棚内9次烟粉虱成虫种群数量调查和番茄苗期5项农艺指标测量,结合主成分分析、线性逐步回归分析及Pearson相关性分析,从"氮素-番茄-Q型烟粉虱"互作角度开展生态防控措施研究,旨在探明番茄苗期的烟粉虱成虫种群发生数量与氮素水平关系。结果表明:3个氮水平(高氮1134 mg·L^-1,标准氮945 mg·L^-1,低氮756 mg·L^-1)下的5个番茄指标(株高、茎粗、叶面积、叶绿素相对含量、叶片全氮含量)最大值基本呈现高氮>标准氮>低氮的规律;调查的9次烟粉虱虫口数量在最大峰值时的高低排序为高氮>标准氮>低氮。主成分分析表明,3种氮素水平下叶绿素相对含量是影响烟粉虱成虫虫口数量的主要因子。线性回归与相关性分析表明,3种氮素水平下的叶片全氮含量、叶绿素相对含量与虫口种群数量相关性较高。氮营养是影响植物和烟粉虱的关键因素之一,高氮水平下番茄长...     

B型烟粉虱与浙江非B型烟粉虱的竞争

为了了解近年来入侵中国的B型烟粉虱(Bemisiatabaci)取代本地非B型烟粉虱的潜能,在室内将一个B型与一个浙江非B型烟粉虱种群混合饲养在不同寄主植物上,跟踪观察混合种群中两个生物型个体数量相对比例的变化。结果表明,当两种生物型在棉花(Gossypiumhirsutum)上以相同初始数量共存竞争时,经过6代,非B型完全被B型替代;而在西葫芦(Cucurbitapepo)上以相同初始数量共存竞争时,只经过2代,非B型即完全被B型替代。在棉花上,即使以非B型占87%、B型占13%开始共存竞争,经过225d后,非B型也完全被B型替代。这说明B型烟粉虱具有在短期内竞争取代浙江非B型烟粉虱的能力。经分析,B型除了寄主范围比非B型的宽这一点对其竞争有利外,较强的内在竞争潜能也是其能成功入侵并替代本地非B型烟粉虱的一个重要原因。     

B和Q型烟粉虱种群竞争与抗药性的关系

在室内用棉花植株饲养情况下,对采自浙江杭州的烟粉虱Bemisia tabaci(Gennadius)B型和Q型混合种群的生物型组成以及抗药性水平进行了多代的监测。在室内饲养的F0代,两种生物型比例相当;在F10代,Q型已经完全被B型所取代。与F0代相比,F10代烟粉虱种群对吡虫啉、阿维菌素和氟虫腈的抗性水平明显下降,而对α-氯氰聚酯的抗性保持稳定。该研究表明:在没有杀虫剂选择压力的室内条件下,B型比Q型更具生存优势。然而在烟碱类杀虫剂广泛使用的田间条件下,烟粉虱Q型因比B型对烟碱类杀虫剂具有更强的抗性而获得竞争优势。     

利用TaqMan等位基因技术鉴定烟粉虱MEAM1和MED隐种

MEAM1和MED是烟粉虱Bemisia tabaci两种重要的外来入侵隐种, 在我国部分地区常混合发生, 对我国农业生产造成了不同程度的危害和损失。尤其是MED隐种危害寄主范围更广, 对多种杀虫剂具有较高抗性, 防治上更为困难。因此, 如何快速鉴定烟粉虱MEAM1和MED隐种, 对于烟粉虱防治策略的选择具有十分重要的意义。本研究选择线粒体细胞色素氧化酶I(mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I, mtDNA COI)基因保守区域内的单核苷酸多态性（SNP）为靶标, 应用等位基因聚合酶链式反应技术, 借助TaqMan-MGB荧光染色标记探针, 建立了一种鉴定烟粉虱MEAM1和MED隐种的等位基因选择性PCR方法, 并对北京11个区县的14个烟粉虱种群进行了隐种鉴定。结果表明, 北京地区14个烟粉虱种群样本与已知烟粉虱MED隐种种群在荧光值分布上聚为一簇, 为MED隐种。该鉴定方法具备SNP基因分型的优点, 可快速、 可靠、 高通量地鉴定烟粉虱MEAM1和MED, 为烟粉虱隐种鉴定及遗传分化研究提供了新的可选途径。     

Spatial and host-plant partitioning between coexisting Bemisia tabaci cryptic species in Tunisia

The whitefly Bemisia tabaci is a species complex including at least 24 morphologically indistinguishable species among which the Mediterranean (Med) and Middle East-Asia Minor I (MEAMI) species containing the biotypes commonly known as Q and B, respectively. These B and Q biotypes (hereafter referred to as MEAMI and Med species) are the most invasive agricultural pests of the B. tabaci complex worldwide. The spread of MEAMI and more recently of Med species into regions already invaded by other B. tabaci populations has been frequently seen to lead to their displacement by Med species. In Tunisia, in contrast to usual observations in the Mediterranean basin, Med and MEAMI species have been seen to co-occur in the main crop producing regions. Based on fine population genetics and field spatial distribution analyses, we found that the co-existence of these two interacting species was based on habitat partitioning including spatial and host-plant partitioning. Although they co-occurred at larger spatial scales, they excluded one another at sample scale. We observed neither spatial overlapping nor hybridization between MEAMI and Med B. tabaci. Vegetable crops were the main hosts for MEAMI specimens while 99.1% of the B. tabaci collected on the ornamental, Lantana camara, were Med specimens. Different patterns of genetic diversity were observed between the two species, as well as among Med specimens sampled on the ornamental versus vegetables, with the highest genetic diversity found in Med B. tabaci sampled on L. camara. These findings lead us to focus our discussion on the role played by lantana, human pressure, and competition, in the spatial and genetic patterns observed in the whitefly B. tabaci.     

Species-specific COI primers for rapid identification of Bemisia tabaci Mediterranean (MED) species

Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) is a rapidly evolving species complex, and is small in size and difficult to identify quickly and accurately. For the accurate identification and effective prevention of this species, the specific PCR method based on the mitochondrial DNA cytochrome oxidase subunit I (mt DNA COI) gene was used in the present study to evaluate rapid molecular detection technological applications for Mediterranean (MED) species. The MED was targeted and whitefly species from different regions were used as references. Fragments of the mt DNA COI gene of the MED and other closely related species were amplified with universal primers. Species-specific mitochondrial DNA cytochrome oxidase subunit I (SS-COI) primers BQLF/BQLR and BQJF/BQJR were designed from variable sites of MED and other whitefly species partial COI gene sequences. Subsequently, the lengths of target fragments were amplified by two pairs of SS-COI primers. Meanwhile, the accuracy, specificity and sensitivity of SS-COI primers were determined using various life stages of the MED and other related species collected from different locations. The primer pairs BQLF/BQLR and BQJF/BQJR generated 334 bp and 483 bp amplified fragment length respectively. Accuracy test results showed that primers can detect the MED single-head adults and also accurately detect single-egg and first instar, second instar and third instar nymphs, MED pupae, etc. Specific detection results demonstrated that the primers were able to amplify the MED but not the following species/populations: Middle East-Asia Minor 1 (MEAM1), Asia I, Asia II 1, Asia II 6 and Asia II 7, Aleurocanthus spiniferus (Quaintanca), A. camelliae, Siphoninus phillyreae, Aleuroclava rhododendri, A. thysanospermi, Aleurolobus taonabae, Dialeurodes citri and Trialeurodes vaporariorum (Westwood) in different areas. Sensitivity detection results showed that primers can detect the minimum threshold of 2,160 pg/μl and 1.38 pg/μl, respectively (equivalent to 1/1280 and 1/2000000 adult). This technique solves the problem that MED cannot be identified based on morphology. This method simultaneously adopted SS-COI PCR technological applications that improved detection accuracy and saved detection time.     

烟粉虱MED隐种气味结合蛋白基因BtabOBP2和BtabOBP4的cDNA克隆及原核表达

采用RT-PCR和RACE技术成功克隆烟粉虱Bemisia tabaci(Gennadius)气味结合蛋白(odorant binding protein,OBP)基因BtabOBP2和BtabOBP4的cDNA全长。BtabOBP2(Gen Bank登录号:AIS71883)和BtabOBP4(Gen Bank登录号:AIS71884)的cDNA序列全长分别为1107 bp和874 bp,完整开放阅读框(ORF)分别为744 bp和429 bp,分别编码247和142氨基酸,BtabOBP4有6个保守的半胱氨酸,属于典型OBP,而BtabOBP2除了具有典型OBP的6个半胱氨酸,增加了3个保守的半胱氨酸,属于Plus-C OBP。将得到的BtabOBP2和BtabOBP4重组到原核表达载体pET30a(+),转化入BL21(DE3)大肠杆菌感受态细胞,用IPTG诱导融合蛋白表达。采用亲和层析和凝胶过滤层析纯化融合蛋白,并进行Western blot分析。结果显示,BtabOBP2和BtabOBP4融合蛋白在大肠杆菌中均有可溶性表达,Western blot结果证实所表达的融合蛋白确实为目的蛋白。BtabOBP2融合蛋白在SDS-PAGE中的表观分子量比预测的分子量大了6.53 k Da,用重组肠激酶切掉6×His标签后,目的蛋白的表观分子量与预测分子量相近,偏差降低,说明6×His标签是造成融合蛋白表观分子量偏差的原因。本研究明确了烟粉虱气味结合蛋白基因BtabOBP2和BtabOBP4的核苷酸、氨基酸序列特征,并成功进行了原核表达和纯化,为进一步研究这两个OBP基因的分子结构和功能奠定了基础。     

First mtCO-I based molecular identification of two cryptic species of Bemisia tabaci from Afghanistan

B. tabaci exists as a complex of morphologically very similar but genetically different variants previously termed as biotypes and more recently as cryptic species. Using a region of mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase, I (mtCO-I) gene sequences this study for the first time identified at molecular level the presence of two cryptic species of B. tabaci; Asia-I and Asia-II-5 from cotton grown in the fields of Bland Ghar, Bihsud district, Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. It is the first report of its type as this insect was not reported earlier from any crop or area of this country at species level.     

Genetic networking of the Bemisia tabaci cryptic species complex reveals pattern of biological invasions

Background

A challenge within the context of cryptic species is the delimitation of individual species within the complex. Statistical parsimony network analytics offers the opportunity to explore limits in situations where there are insufficient species-specific morphological characters to separate taxa. The results also enable us to explore the spread in taxa that have invaded globally.

Methodology/Principal Findings

Using a 657 bp portion of mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase 1 from 352 unique haplotypes belonging to the Bemisia tabaci cryptic species complex, the analysis revealed 28 networks plus 7 unconnected individual haplotypes. Of the networks, 24 corresponded to the putative species identified using the rule set devised by Dinsdale et al. (2010). Only two species proposed in Dinsdale et al. (2010) departed substantially from the structure suggested by the analysis. The analysis of the two invasive members of the complex, Mediterranean (MED) and Middle East – Asia Minor 1 (MEAM1), showed that in both cases only a small number of haplotypes represent the majority that have spread beyond the home range; one MEAM1 and three MED haplotypes account for >80% of the GenBank records. Israel is a possible source of the globally invasive MEAM1 whereas MED has two possible sources. The first is the eastern Mediterranean which has invaded only the USA, primarily Florida and to a lesser extent California. The second are western Mediterranean haplotypes that have spread to the USA, Asia and South America. The structure for MED supports two home range distributions, a Sub-Saharan range and a Mediterranean range. The MEAM1 network supports the Middle East - Asia Minor region.

Conclusion/Significance

The network analyses show a high level of congruence with the species identified in a previous phylogenetic analysis. The analysis of the two globally invasive members of the complex support the view that global invasion often involve very small portions of the available genetic diversity.     

Further insight into reproductive incompatibility between putative cryptic species of the Bemisia tabaci whitefly complex

The whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), with its global distribution and extensive genetic diversity, is now known to be a complex of over 35 cryptic species. However, a satisfactory resolution of the systematics of this species complex is yet to be achieved. Here, we designed experiments to examine reproductive compatibility among species with different levels of mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I (mtCOI) divergence. The data show that putative species with mtCOI divergence of >8% between them consistently exhibited complete reproductive isolation. However, two of the putative species, Asia II 9 and Asia II 3, with mtCOI divergence of 4.47% between them, exhibited near complete reproductive compatibility in one direction of their cross, and partial reproductive compatibility in the other direction. Together with some recent reports on this topic from the literature, our data indicates that, while divergence in the mtCOI sequences provides a valid molecular marker for species delimitation in most clades, more genetic markers and more sophisticated molecular phylogeny will be required to achieve adequate delimitation of all species in this whitefly complex. While many attempts have been made to examine the reproductive compatibility among genetic groups of the B. tabaci complex, our study represents the first effort to conduct crossing experiments with putative species that were chosen with considerations of their genetic divergence. In light of the new data, we discuss the best strategy and protocols to conduct further molecular phylogenetic analysis and crossing trials, in order to reveal the overall pattern of reproductive incompatibility among species of this whitefly complex.     

The presence of six cryptic species of the whitefly Bemisia tabaci complex in China as revealed by crossing experiments

Abstract Recent phylogenetic analysis using mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I (mtCOI) sequences of Bemisia tabaci worldwide indicates that the whitefly comprises at least 24 morphologically indistinguishable but genetically distinct cryptic species. While evidence of reproductive isolation has been reported for some of the putative species, more extensive crossing experiments are required to clarify the systematics of this species complex. In this study, we established laboratory cultures for six putative species of B. tabaci collected in China. We conducted 22 inter‐species crosses among the six putative species. The data and those reported previously were collated, and the combined dataset covered all the 30 possible inter‐species crosses among the six putative species. Intra‐species controls always produced female and male progeny and the proportions of females in the first generation (F1) ranged from 56% to 70%. However, in inter‐species crosses female progeny were rarely produced, and the few F1 females produced in four of the 30 inter‐species crosses were either sterile or significantly weaker in viability. These results demonstrate a pattern of complete reproductive isolation among the six putative species and show that they are six cryptic species in the B. tabaci complex.     

Genetic diversity of Bemisia tabaci cryptic species in Nigeria and their relationships with endosymbionts and acquired begomoviruses

Bemisia tabaci is a species complex of at least 44 cryptic species with a worldwide distribution. It is a serious pest of many crop plants as well as a successful vector of at least 100 begomoviruses. Using B. tabaci collected from cassava and tomato fields in the southwestern and north central regions of Nigeria, we determined nucleotide sequences from the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) of 23 B. tabaci samples, the 16S and 23S ribosomal DNA of endosymbionts, and the coat protein gene of geminiviruses ingested by the whiteflies. The COI analysis identified three different genetic groups including the indigenous Sub-Saharan Africa 1 subgroup 1 (SSA1-SG1) and 5 (SSA1-SG5, which was most prevalent), and an invasive cryptic species (Mediterranean). SSA1 was infected by five known secondary endosymbionts, Arsenophonus, Cardinium, Hamiltonella, Rickettsia, and Wolbachia, and co-infections with two or three endosymbionts were common. Five begomoviruses, okra enation leaf curl virus, squash leaf curl China virus, tobacco curly shoot virus, tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus, and tomato yellow leaf curl virus, were detected from 43.5% of the B. tabaci samples. However, cassava mosaic disease that causes devastating cassava yield losses was not detected in this study. This study improves the current understanding of the genetic diversity of B. tabaci cryptic species, and it reveals their relationships with endosymbionts and geminiviruses in the cassava and tomato fields of Nigeria.     

A multiple PCR‐LDR assay for identification of two invasive cryptic species of whiteflies Bemisia tabaci

The MEAM1 and MED species of the cryptic species complex Bemisia tabaci are important invasive pests that cause tremendous crop losses worldwide. A rapid and highly reliable molecular technique is necessary to identify these species because they are morphologically indistinguishable. Therefore, a multiple polymerase chain reaction coupled with a ligase detection reaction (PCR‐LDR) that was based on polymorphisms in the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I (mtCOI) gene of B. tabaci was developed to distinguish the two cryptic species. An assessment of the method indicated that PCR‐LDR provided high specificity and sensitivity in discriminating MEAM1 (SHB) and MED (SHQ) whiteflies. In field tests, PCR‐LDR genotyping was performed in one 96‐well plate to identify 93 individuals collected from 8 districts in the suburbs of Shanghai. Complete concordance was observed between PCR‐LDR and sequencing methods. The method was used to confirm that MEAM1 and MED were found in two districts, but only the MED was found in the other six districts. PCR‐LDR, which is a transplantable platform, provides an alternative method for species identification of B. tabaci at low cost.