Genome Sequences of the Primary Endosymbiont “Candidatus Portiera aleyrodidarum” in the Whitefly Bemisia tabaci B and Q Biotypes


Citation
Jiang et al. (2012). Journal of Bacteriology 194 (23)
Names (1)
Ca. Portiera aleyrodidarum
Subjects
Microbiology Molecular Biology
Abstract
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 .
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Publication date
2012-12-01
DOI
10.1128/jb.01841-12