Acta Entomologica Sinica (2007) 50, 264-270

Dong Chu, Guo-Fa Chen, Bao-Yun Xu, Qing-Jun Wu and You Jun Zhang (2007)
[RAPD analysis of population genetic structure of Bemisia tabaci biotype B and biotype Q]
Acta Entomologica Sinica 50 (3), 264-270
Abstract: Bemisia tabaci biotype B has been an invasive agricultural pest worldwide during the past two decades. Compared with the biotype B, biotype Q is a new invasive biotype. However, biotype Q has invaded into numerous countries and caused severe losses. The genetic structure of biotype B and biotype Q was analyzed using random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers here. The results showed that: (1) the specific amplified patterns using the primer H16 could distinguish biotype B populations from biotype Q populations and non-B/Q biotype population in Zhejiang province; (2) the genetic diversity of biotype Q was higher than that of biotype B; (3) biotype Q more likely originated from Iberian peninsula than from Middle Eastern regions. Our results also suggest that RAPD markers seem to be unsuitable to be used in analysis of the relationships of different biotypes, though they could be used to distinguish the different biotypes.
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(original language: Chinese)
Database assignments for author(s): Dong Chu, Qing Jun Wu

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
identification/taxonomy
molecular biology - genes

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Bemisia tabaci biotype MEAM1		China (south)
	Bemisia tabaci biotype MED		China (south)