@article{7962ff88735a4d2585b2c581a394424c,
title = "Bacterial endosymbionts in field-collected samples of Trialeurodes sp. nr. abutiloneus (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae)",
abstract = "Facultative bacterial endosymbionts are common, influential associates of arthropods, yet their movement among host species has not been well documented. Plant-mediated transmission of Rickettsia has been shown for the whitefly Bemisia tabaci. Bemisia tabaci in USA cotton fields harbors the secondary symbionts Rickettsia and Hamiltonella, and co-occurs with Trialeurodes sp. nr. abutiloneus whiteflies. To determine whether symbionts may be shared, the microbial diversity of these whiteflies on cotton across the USA was analyzed. Trialeurodes sp. nr. abutiloneus bore Portiera, Pseudomonas, Serratia, Arsenophonus and Wolbachia. No Rickettsia or Hamiltonella were detected. These results provide no evidence for horizontal transmission of symbionts between these whitefly genera.",
keywords = "Bacteria, Distribution pattern, Symbiosis, Transmission routes",
author = "Cass, {Bodil N.} and Netta Mozes-Daube and Lilach Iasur-Kruh and Bondy, {Elizabeth C.} and Kelly, {Suzanne E.} and Hunter, {Martha S.} and Einat Zchori-Fein",
note = "Funding Information: We thank V. M. Barlow, D. N. Byrne, R. M. Evans, F. T. Lee-Montiel, B. R. Leonard, M. Pegues, P. M. Roberts, J. R. Ruberson, A. Szczepaniec, M. D. Toews, D. L. Wright, S. Williams and M. Whitley for helping to collect whiteflies. Thanks also to Greg Evans, who determined the generic level taxonomic identity of the adult whiteflies sampled and advised us on whitefly taxonomy. This research was supported by Research Grant No. US-4304-10 R from BARD , the United States–Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund (EZ-F and MSH), The Israel Science Foundation (Grant No. 262/09 to EZ-F), NSF ( DEB-1020460 ) and USDA AFRI grants ( 2010-03752 ) to MSH, and the Arizona Board of Regents Doctoral Research Grant (to BNC).",
year = "2014",
month = feb,
doi = "10.1016/j.resmic.2014.01.005",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "165",
pages = "77--81",
journal = "Research in Microbiology",
issn = "0923-2508",
publisher = "Elsevier Masson SAS",
number = "2",
}