Composition of Secondary Endosymbiont Bacteria in Two Whitefly Species (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae)

Year 2024, Volume: 19 Issue: 2, 39 - 46, 31.12.2024

Zülal Tat , Erhan Koçak

https://doi.org/10.54975/sduzfd.1564276

Abstract

Tobacco whitefly Bemisia tabaci and greenhouse whitefly Trialeurodes vaporariorum, which have a wide host range, are among the most important plant protection problems in agricultural areas all over the world. Within the scope of the study, the infection status of endosymbiont bacteria Wolbachia, Rickettsia and Arsenophonus in the whiteflies was determined by molecular methods. Whiteflies T. vaporariorum and B. tabaci populations were collected from tomato greenhouses at five different locations in Antalya province. This study is the first for endosymbionts of Turkish T. vaporariorum populations. All the three endosymbionts were found in T. vaporariorum and B. tabaci populations. While Arsenophonus was the most frequently found endosymbiont in both whitefly populations, Wolbachia was found in high rates in T. vaporariorum and Rickettsia in B. tabaci. In addition, endosymbiont compositions in individuals belonging to both species were revealed as single, double and triple. Wolbachia (W) and Rickettsia (R) were not found together in any individual of both whitefly species. Out of WR, all single and other multiple endosymbiont combinations were detected in the individuals. However, any infection was not recorded for few individuals from the populations of both species.

Keywords

Bemisia tabaci, Wolbachia, Arsenophonus, Rickettsia, Trialeurodes vaporariorum

Ethical Statement

As the authors of the article, we declare that we do not have any ethics committee approval information.

Supporting Institution

ISUBÜ

Project Number

2023-YL1-0205

Thanks

We would like to thank Isparta University of Applied Sciences, Scientific Research Projects Management Unit (BAP) for supporting the Master's thesis with Project No. 2023-YL1-0205.

İki Beyazsinek Türünde (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) Sekonder Endosimbiyont Bakterilerin Kompozisyonu

Abstract

Geniş konukçu dizisine sahip olan Tütün beyazsineği Bemisia tabaci ve Sera beyazsineği Trialeurodes vaporariorum tüm dünyada tarımsal alanlarda var olan en önemli bitki koruma sorunları içerisinde ilk sıralarda yer almaktadır. Çalışma kapsamında Antalya İlinde beş farklı lokasyondaki seralarda domateslerden toplanan beyazsinekler T. vaporariorum ve B. tabaci popülasyonlarında endosimbiyont bakteriler Wolbachia, Rickettsia ve Arsenophonus’un bulaşı durumu moleküler yöntemlerle saptanmıştır. Bu çalışma, Türkiye’de T. vaporariorum popülasyonlarındaki endosimbiyontlar için yapılan ilk çalışmadır. Her üç endosymbiont T. vaporariorum ve B. tabaci populasyonlarında saptanmıştır. Her iki beyazsinek popülasyonunda en sık bulunan endosimbiont Arsenophonus olurken Wolbachia, T. vaporariorum’da ve Rickettsia ise B. tabaci’de yüksek oranda belirlenmiştir. Ayrıca, her iki türe ait bireylerdeki endosimbiyont kompozisyonları tekli, ikili ve üçlü olarak ortaya konulmuştur. Wolbachia (W) and Rickettsia (R) her iki beyazsinek türünde de birlikte bulunmamıştır. Buna karşın tekli, üçlü ve diğer ikili kombinasyonlar bireylerde belirlenmiştir. Ancak her iki türün popülasyonlarından birkaç bireyde herhangi bir enfeksiyon görülmemiştir.

Keywords

Bemisia tabaci, Wolbachia, Arsenophonus, Rickettsia, Trialeurodes vaporariorum

Ethical Statement

Bu çalışmanın yazarları olarak herhangi bir etik kurul onay bilgileri beyanımız bulunmadığını bildiririz.

Supporting Institution

ISUBÜ

Project Number

2023-YL1-0205

Thanks

We would like to thank Isparta University of Applied Sciences, Scientific Research Projects Management Unit (BAP) for supporting the Master's thesis with Project No. 2023-YL1-0205.

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