Experimental and Applied Acarology (1999) 23, 851-859
M. Navajas, J. Lagnel, G. Fauvel and G. De Moraes (1999)
Sequence variation of ribosomal internal transcribed spacers (ITS) in commercially important phytoseiidae mites
Experimental and Applied Acarology 23 (11), 851-859
Abstract: Preliminary work is needed to assess the usefulness of different markers at different taxonomic scales when a new group is analyzed, such as the commercially important Phytoseiidae mites. We investigate here the level of sequence variation of the nuclear ribosomal spacers ITS 1 and 2 and the 5.8S gene in six species of Phytoseiidae: Neoseiulus californicus, N. fallacis, Euseius concordis, Metaseiulus occidentalis, Typhlodromus pyri and Phytoseiulus persimilis. As expected, the 5.8S gene (148 base pairs) is markedly conserved and displays little variation in between genera comparisons. ITS1 and ITS2 show contrasting patterns: while the ITS2 is short (80-89 bp) and shows little variation, the ITS1 is longer (303-404 bp) and is very variable in sequence. This fact compromises reliable nucleotide homologies when comparing the genera. The comparison of ITS1 sequence similarity at the species level might be useful for species identification, however, the value of ITS in taxonomic studies does not extend to the level of the family. The intraspecific variations of ITS were investigated in three species: N. californicus, N. fallacis and E. concordis. The first species has identical ITS1 sequences and the last two display low polymorphism (2 nucleotide substitutions). The ITS2 and 5.8S sequences were identical in all three subspecies comparisons.
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Database assignments for author(s): Maria Navajas, Gilberto J. de Moraes
Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
biocontrol - natural enemies
Research topic(s) for beneficials or antagonists:
molecular biology - genes
Pest and/or beneficial records:
| Beneficial | Pest/Disease/Weed | Crop/Product | Country | Quarant.
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phytoseiulus persimilis (predator) | ||||
| Neoseiulus fallacis (predator) | ||||
| Galendromus occidentalis (predator) | ||||
| Neoseiulus californicus (predator) | ||||
| Typhlodromus pyri (predator) | ||||
| Euseius concordis (predator) |
