Whole genome sequencing of Asia II 1 species of whitefly reveals that genes involved in virus transmission and insecticide resistance have genetic variances between Asia II 1 and MEAM1 species.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Whiteflies (Bemisia tabaci) are phloem sap-sucking pests that because of their broad host range and ability to transmit viruses damage crop plants worldwide. B. tabaci are now known to be a complex of cryptic species that differ from each other in many characteristics such as mode of interaction with viruses, invasiveness, and resistance to insecticides. Asia II 1 is an indigenous species found on the Indian sub-continent and south-east Asia while the species named as Middle East Asia Minor 1 (MEAM1), likely originated from the Middle-East and has spread worldwide in recent decades. The purpose of this study is to find genomic differences between these two species.

Results

Sequencing of the nuclear genome of Asia II 1 with Illumina HiSeq and MiSeq generated 198.90

SUBMITTER: Hussain S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6582559 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature