The son-killer microbe Arsenophonus nasoniae is a widespread associate of the parasitic wasp Nasonia vitripennis in Europe.
The son-killer microbe Arsenophonus nasoniae is a widespread associate of the parasitic wasp Nasonia vitripennis in Europe.
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在欧洲,杀子微生物 Arsenophonus nasoniae 是寄生黄蜂 Nasonia vitripennis 的常见伙伴。
DOI:
10.1016/j.jip.2023.107947
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发表时间:
2023
影响因子:
3.4
通讯作者:
Nadal-Jimenez P
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Nadal-Jimenez P
Heritable microbes that exhibit reproductive parasitism are common in insects. One class of these are the male-killing bacteria, which are found in a broad range of insect hosts. Commonly, our knowledge of the incidence of these microbes is based on one or a few sampling sites, and the degree and causes of spatial variation are unclear. In this paper, we examine the incidence of the son-killer microbeArsenophonus nasoniaeacross European populations of its wasp host,Nasonia vitripennis. In preliminary work, we noticed two femaleN. vitripennisproducing highly female biased sex ratios in a field study from the Netherlands and Germany. When tested, the brood from Germany was revealed to be infected withA. nasoniae. We then completed a broad survey in 2012, in which fly pupal hosts ofN. vitripenniswere collected from vacated birds’ nests from four European populations,N. vitripenniswasps allowed to emerge and then tested forA. nasoniaepresence through PCR assay. We then developed a new screening methodology based on direct PCR assays of fly pupae and applied this to ethanol-preserved material collected from great tit (Parus major) nests in Portugal. These data showA. nasoniaeis found widely in EuropeanN. vitripennis, being present in Germany, the UK, Finland, Switzerland and Portugal. Samples varied in the frequency with which they carryA. nasoniae, from being rare to being present in 50% of the pupae parasitised byN. vitripennis. Direct screening of ethanol-preserved fly pupae was an effective method for revealing both wasp andA. nasoniaeinfection, and will facilitate sample transport across national boundaries. Future research should examine the causes of variation in frequency, in particular testing the hypothesis thatN. vitripennissuperparasitism rates drive the variation inA. nasoniaefrequency through providing opportunities for infectious transmission.
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