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Ajene IJ, Heya H, Khamis FM. Evaluating the mitochondrial genomic diversity, global distribution and niche overlap of two invasive Phthorimaea species. Heliyon 2024; 10:e29010. [PMID: 38617910 PMCID: PMC11015427 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e29010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2023] [Revised: 03/21/2024] [Accepted: 03/28/2024] [Indexed: 04/16/2024] Open
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This study sought to evaluate the genetic diversity of two invasive Phthorimaea species (Phthorimaea operculella Zeller and Phthorimaea absoluta Meyrick), and identify potential niche overlap of both species. The complete mitogenomes of P. operculella and P. absoluta were sequenced and compared. Furthermore, the diversity within the family Gelechiidae was assessed. Subsequently, two species distribution models (MaxEnt and BIOCLIM) were used to identify niche overlaps of both species globally. The complete mitogenomes of both species were similar in size and structure, with a pairwise identity of 92.3%. The models showed a niche overlap of both species and revealed areas of marginal to high suitability for both pests in countries where they have not been reported. Therefore, these results present a compelling case for a deeper genetic and ecological investigation of the Gelechiidae family for taxonomic harmonization, an early warning for surveillance, stricter phytosanitary considerations and preventive management against the spread of the pests.
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- Inusa Jacob Ajene
- International Center of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service, Nairobi, Kenya
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Argopistes sexvittatus and Argopistes capensis (Chrysomelidae: Alticini): Mitogenomics and Phylogeny of Two Flea Beetles Affecting Olive Trees. Genes (Basel) 2022; 13:genes13122195. [PMID: 36553462 PMCID: PMC9777630 DOI: 10.3390/genes13122195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2022] [Revised: 10/06/2022] [Accepted: 11/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The genus Argopistes (Chrysomelidae: Alticini) is the only group of flea beetles specialized in plant hosts in the family Oleaceae. In southern Africa, Argopistes are often found feeding on African Wild Olive (Olea europaea subsp. cuspidata) and European cultivated olive (O. e. subsp. europaea), and heavy infestations can be devastating to mature trees and compromise the development of young trees. Despite their negative agricultural impact, African Argopistes are an understudied group for which no genetic data were available. We assessed the species diversity of olive flea beetles in the Western Cape province of South Africa, the largest olive-producing region in sub-Saharan Africa, by collecting adult specimens on wild and cultivated olive trees between 2015 and 2017. Argopistes sexvittatus Bryant, 1922 (n = 289) dominated at all sampling sites, and Argopistes capensis Bryant, 1944 (n = 2) was found only once. Argopistes oleae Bryant, 1922, a third species previously reported in the region, was not found. The complete mitogenomes of one A. capensis and two A. sexvittatus (striped and black morphotypes) individuals were sequenced for phylogenetic reconstruction in the context of other 64 species. The two olive flea beetle species form a monophyletic clade with other Argopistes, supporting the hypothesis that the exclusive feeding habit on Oleaceae is an evolutionary adaptation in this genus.
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Yi MR, Hsu KC, Gu S, He XB, Luo ZS, Lin HD, Yan YR. Complete mitogenomes of four Trichiurus species: A taxonomic review of the T.lepturus species complex. Zookeys 2022; 1084:1-26. [PMID: 35173516 PMCID: PMC8810657 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1084.71576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2021] [Accepted: 12/31/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Four Trichiurus species, T.japonicus, T.lepturus, T.nanhaiensis, and T.brevis, from the coasts of the China Seas, have been identified and their entire mitochondrial genomes (mitogenomes) have been sequenced by next-generation sequencing technology. A comparative analysis of five mitogenomes was conducted, including the mitogenome of T.gangeticus. The mitogenomes contained 16.568-16.840 bp and encoded 36 typical mitochondrial genes (13 protein-coding, 2 ribosomal RNA-coding, and 21 transfer RNA-coding genes) and two typical noncoding control regions. Although tRNAPro is absent from Trichiurus mitogenomes, when compared with the 22 tRNAs reported in other vertebrates, the gene arrangements in the mitogenomes of the studied species are consistent with those in most teleost mitogenomes. The full-length sequences and protein-coding genes (PCGs) in the mitogenomes of the five species had obvious AT biases and negative GC skew values. Our study indicate that the specimens in the Indian Ocean are neither T.lepturus nor T.nanhaiensis but they are T.gangeticus; the Trichiurus species composition in the Indian Ocean is totally different from that in Pacific and Atlantic oceans; there are at least two Trichiurus species in Indian Ocean; and the worldwide systematics and diversity of the genus Trichiurus need to be reviewed.
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- Mu-Rong Yi
- College of Fisheries, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China
- Marine Resources Big Data Center of South China Sea, Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, Zhanjiang 524088, China
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- College of Fisheries, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China
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- College of Fisheries, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China
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- College of Fisheries, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China
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- College of Fisheries, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China
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- The Affiliated School of National Tainan First Senior High School, Tainan 701, Taiwan
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- College of Fisheries, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China
- Marine Resources Big Data Center of South China Sea, Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, Zhanjiang 524088, China
- Guangdong Provincial Engineering and Technology Research Center of Far Sea Fisheries Management and Fishing of South China Sea, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China
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da Graça JV, Cook G, Ajene IJ, Grout TG, Pietersen G, Roberts R, Bester R, Pretorius MC, Maree HJ. A Review of the ' Candidatus Liberibacter africanus' Citrus Pathosystem in Africa. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2022; 112:44-54. [PMID: 34503351 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-07-21-0296-fi] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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It has been nearly 100 years since citrus growers in two distinct regions in the northern provinces of South Africa noticed unusual symptoms in their citrus trees, causing significant crop losses. They had no idea that these symptoms would later become part of an almost global pandemic of a disease called greening or huanglongbing (HLB). The rapid spread of the disease indicated that it might be caused by a transmissible pathogen, but it took >50 years to identify the causative agent as 'Candidatus Liberibacter africanus'. Recently, the disease appeared in more African countries, spreading by both infected planting material and Trioza erytreae. To date, five 'Ca. L. africanus' subspecies have been identified in various rutaceous species, with 'Ca. L. africanus subsp. clausenae' the only subspecies for which a biovar was detected in citrus. Efforts to detect and differentiate HLB-causing Liberibacter species are ongoing, and recent developments are discussed here. This review focuses on aspects of the African form of HLB, including its specific bacterial species and subspecies, its main insect vector, its geographic distribution, and current management strategies.
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- John V da Graça
- Texas A&M University-Kingsville Citrus Center, Weslaco, TX, U.S.A
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- Citrus Research International, Mbombela, South Africa
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- Department of Crop Protection, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
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- Citrus Research International, Mbombela, South Africa
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- Department of Genetics, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
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- Agricultural Research Council, Tropical and Subtropical Crops, Mbombela, South Africa
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- Department of Genetics, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
- Citrus Research International, Stellenbosch, South Africa
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- Department of Genetics, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
- Citrus Research International, Stellenbosch, South Africa
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Ruíz-Rivero O, Garcia-Lor A, Rojas-Panadero B, Franco JC, Khamis FM, Kruger K, Cifuentes D, Bielza P, Tena A, Urbaneja A, Pérez-Hedo M. Insights into the origin of the invasive populations of Trioza erytreae in Europe using microsatellite markers and mtDNA barcoding approaches. Sci Rep 2021; 11:18651. [PMID: 34545138 PMCID: PMC8452619 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-97824-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2021] [Accepted: 08/31/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The African citrus psyllid Trioza erytreae is one of the major threats to citrus industry as the vector of the incurable disease known as huanglongbing (HLB) or citrus greening. The psyllid invaded the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula 6 years ago. The invasion alarmed citrus growers in the Mediterranean basin, the largest citrus producing area in Europe, which is still free of HLB. Before our study, no research had been carried out on the genetic diversity of T. erytreae populations that have invaded the Iberian Peninsula and the archipelagos of the Macaronesia (Madeira and the Canary Islands). In this study, combining microsatellites markers and mtDNA barcoding analysis, we characterize the genetic diversity, structure and maternal relationship of these new invasive populations of T. erytreae and those from Africa. Our results suggest that the outbreaks of T. erytreae in the Iberian Peninsula may have derived from the Canary Islands. The populations of T. erytreae that invaded Macaronesia and the Iberian Peninsula are likely to have originated from southern Africa. We anticipate our results to be a starting point for tracking the spread of this invasive pest outside of Africa and to be important for optimizing contingency and eradication plans in newly invaded and free areas.
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- Omar Ruíz-Rivero
- Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA), Centro de Protección Vegetal y Biotecnología, CV-315 Km 10.7, 46113, Moncada, Valencia, Spain.
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- Centro de Citricultura y Producción Vegetal, Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA), CV-315 Km 10.7, 46113, Moncada, Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto de Biotecnología Vegetal, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena (UPCT), Cartagena, Spain
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- Centro de Estudos Florestais, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, Tapada da Ajuda, 1349-017, Lisbon, Portugal
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- International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), P.O. Box 30772-00100, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20, Pretoria, 0028, South Africa
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- Instituto de Biotecnología Vegetal, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena (UPCT), Cartagena, Spain
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- Instituto de Biotecnología Vegetal, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena (UPCT), Cartagena, Spain
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- Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA), Centro de Protección Vegetal y Biotecnología, CV-315 Km 10.7, 46113, Moncada, Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA), Centro de Protección Vegetal y Biotecnología, CV-315 Km 10.7, 46113, Moncada, Valencia, Spain.
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- Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA), Centro de Protección Vegetal y Biotecnología, CV-315 Km 10.7, 46113, Moncada, Valencia, Spain
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Egan B, Nethavhani Z, van Asch B. Overview of the Genetic Diversity of African Macrotermes (Termitidae: Macrotermitinae) and Implications for Taxonomy, Ecology and Food Science. INSECTS 2021; 12:insects12060518. [PMID: 34204854 PMCID: PMC8228397 DOI: 10.3390/insects12060518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2021] [Revised: 05/25/2021] [Accepted: 05/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Simple Summary Macrotermes are fungus-growing termites known as ecosystem engineers for their role in cellulose recycling and soil conditioning. Macrotermes termites are also important as edible insects and are widely consumed throughout Africa. Accurate identification of Macrotermes species is challenging because of few and unreliable morphological differences among taxonomic groups. Due to this limitation, the diversity of African Macrotermes is incompletely described. Genetic data has provided new insights, but vast geographic regions remain unsurveyed. We generated COI data for specimens collected in Limpopo, South Africa, where Macrotermes termites are commonly consumed by local populations, and assessed their diversity in the context of publicly available sequences. We identified 17 genetic groups that most likely represented distinct species, in contrast with the 13 Macrotermes species currently described in Africa. The specimens collected in Limpopo belonged to four genetic groups, suggesting a high diversity of Macrotermes in the region. Our results also showed that Macrotermes species names and genetic groups do not match in most cases, likely due to inaccurate identification of specimens. We propose that the genetic groups that are identified here be used as a background to guide future studies of African Macrotermes with a positive impact on food science, ecology, taxonomy, phylogeography and phylogenetics. Abstract Macrotermes termites play important ecological roles and are consumed by many communities as a delicacy and dietary complement throughout Africa. However, lack of reliable morphological characters has hampered studies of Macrotermes diversity in a wide range of scientific fields including ecology, phylogenetics and food science. In order to place our preliminary assessment of the diversity of Macrotermes in South Africa in context, we analysed a comprehensive dataset of COI sequences for African species including new and publicly available data. Phylogenetic reconstruction and estimates of genetic divergence showed a high level of incongruity between species names and genetic groups, as well as several instances of cryptic diversity. We identified three main clades and 17 genetic groups in the dataset. We propose that this structure be used as a background for future surveys of Macrotermes diversity in Africa, thus mitigating the negative impact of the present taxonomic uncertainties in the genus. The new specimens collected in Limpopo fell into four distinct genetic groups, suggesting that the region harbours remarkable Macrotermes diversity relative to other African regions surveyed in previous studies. This work shows that African Macrotermes have been understudied across the continent, and that the genus contains cryptic diversity undetectable by classic taxonomy. Furthermore, these results may inform future taxonomic revisions in Macrotermes, thus contributing to advances in termitology.
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- Bronwyn Egan
- Department of Biodiversity, University of Limpopo, Private Bag X1106, Mankweng 0727, South Africa;
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- Department of Genetics, University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1, Matieland 7602, South Africa;
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- Department of Genetics, University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1, Matieland 7602, South Africa;
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