Sequence analysis of DNA fragments from the genome of the primary endosymbiont of the whitefly Bemisia tabaci.
The whitefly Bemisia tabaci contains a primary prokaryotic endosymbiont housed within specialized cells in the body cavity. Two DNA fragments from the endosymbiont, totaling 33.3 kilobases, were cloned and sequenced. In total, 37 genes were detected and included the ribosomal RNA operon and genes for ribosomal RNA proteins. The guanine plus cytosine of the DNA was 30.2 mol%, different from that of endosymbionts of other plant sap-sucking insects.
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Microbiology Section, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616-8665, USA.
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D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D006430:Hemiptera / Q000382:microbiology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D020560:Proteobacteria / Q000235:genetics*; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013559:Symbiosis / Q000235:genetics
D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer