Nutritional Relationship between Bemisia tabaci and Its Primary Endosymbiont, Portiera aleyrodidarum, during Host Plant Acclimation.

ABSTRACT: Plant sap-sucking insects commonly have established mutualistic relationships with endosymbiotic bacteria that can provide nutrients lacking in their diet. Bemisia tabaci harbors one primary endosymbiont, Portiera aleyrodidarum, and up to seven secondary endosymbionts, including Hamiltonella defensa and Rickettsia sp. Portiera aleyrodidarum is already known to play a critical role in providing necessary nutrients for B. tabaci. In the present study, the relationship among B. tabaci, its primary endosymbiont, and the host plant were examined through the effects of host plant shifting and acclimation. Bemisia tabaci was transferred from Chinese kale to four different host plants, and the effects on both its performance and the expression levels of nutrient-related genes of P. aleyrodidarum w

SUBMITTER: Hu FY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7469222 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature