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Title:	Wolbachia in Field Populations of Forcipomyia Taiwana (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in Taiwan
Authors:	Wen, Yu-Der;Lin, Chung-Chi;Liou, Wei-Ming;Wang, Wei-Lung
Contributors:	生物學系
Keywords:	Blood-sucking midge;Forcipomyia taiwana;Wolbachia
Date:	2011
Issue Date:	2012-06-06T01:56:17Z
Publisher:	Elsevier
Abstract:	Wolbachia pipientis is an endosymbiotic alpha-proteobacterium that is found in numerous insects and arthropods. Only a few studies have been made on Wolbachia in blood-sucking midges. In this study, we identified and determined the molecular characteristics of Wolbachia strains in Forcipomyia taiwana (Shiraki), a blood-suckingmidge found in Taiwan and southern China. Our results indicate that all F. taiwana individuals captured in Nantou County, Taiwan were infected with Wolbachia strains closely related to the A-supergroup wAlbA. Moreover, 2 individuals captured at low-abundance locations were also infected with a B-supergroup Wolbachia strain. We observed that 63% F. taiwana individuals captured at the low-abundance locations harbored the wAlbA-like strain which has a particular substitution pattern (D51G, T84A, and A85V) in the Wolbachia surface protein. Taken together, our results indicate that distinct Wolbachia strains exist in F. taiwana populations in the field.
Relation:	Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology, 14(3): 341-348
Appears in Collections:	[Department of Biology] Periodical Articles

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