ABSTRACT“CandidatusPortiera aleyrodidarum” is the primary endosymbiont of whiteflies. We report two complete genome sequences of this bacterium from the worldwide invasive B and Q biotypes of the whiteflyBemisia tabaci. Differences in the two genome sequences may add insights into the complex differences in the biology of both biotypes.
ABSTRACT
“
Candidatus
Portiera aleyrodidarum” is the obligate primary endosymbiotic bacterium of whiteflies, including the sweet potato whitefly
Bemisia tabaci
, and provides essential nutrients to its host. Here we report two complete genome sequences of this bacterium from the B and Q biotypes of
B. tabaci
.