title: Diagnostic molecular markers for phosphine resistance in U.S. populations of Tribolium castaneum and Rhyzopertha dominica.
abstract: Stored product beetles that are resistant to the fumigant pesticide phosphine (hydrogen phosphide) gas have been reported for more than 40 years in many places worldwide. Traditionally, determination of phosphine resistance in stored product beetles is based on a discriminating dose bioassay that can take up to two weeks to evaluate. We developed a diagnostic cleaved amplified polymorphic sequence method, CAPS, to detect individuals with alleles for strong resistance to phosphine in populations of the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum, and the lesser grain borer, Rhyzopertha dominica, according to a single nucleotide mutation in the dihydrolipoamide dehydrogenase (DLD) gene. We initially isolated and sequenced the DLD genes from susceptible and strongly resistant populations of both species. The corresponding amino acid sequences were then deduced. A single amino acid mutation in DLD in populations of T. castaneum and R. dominica with strong resistance was identified as P45S in T. castaneum and P49S in R. dominica, both collected from northern Oklahoma, USA. PCR products containing these mutations were digested by the restriction enzymes MboI and BstNI, which revealed presence or absence, respectively of the resistant (R) allele and allowed inference of genotypes with that allele. Seven populations of T. castaneum from Kansas were subjected to discriminating dose bioassays for the weak and strong resistance phenotypes. Application of CAPS to these seven populations confirmed the R allele was in high frequency in the strongly resistant populations, and was absent or at a lower frequency in populations with weak resistance, which suggests that these populations with a low frequency of the R allele have the potential for selection of the strong resistance phenotype. CAPS markers for strong phosphine resistance will help to detect and confirm resistant beetles and can facilitate resistance management actions against a given pest population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, United States of America; Plant Biosecurity Cooperative Research Center, Bruce, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
authors.forename: Zhaorigetu
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Agri-Science Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; Plant Biosecurity Cooperative Research Center, Bruce, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Schlipalius
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States of America.
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Opit
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Grain Science and Industry, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, United States of America; Plant Biosecurity Cooperative Research Center, Bruce, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
authors.forename: Bhadriraju
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Subramanyam
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, United States of America; Plant Biosecurity Cooperative Research Center, Bruce, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
authors.forename: Thomas W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Phillips
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D005819:Genetic Markers; D005838:Genotype; D007305:Insecticide Resistance / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010720:Phosphines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D014231:Tribolium / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D005819:Genetic Markers; D010720:Phosphines; C044646:phosphine
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