Wolbachia infection in Cotesia sesamiae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) causes cytoplasmic incompatibility: Implications for biological control

Publication Type

Journal Article

Journal Name

Genome Announcements

Name of Author

Anne Fischer, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology Nairobi
Ivette Santana-Cruz, Institute for Genome Sciences
Lillian Wambua, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology Nairobi
Cassandra Olds, International Livestock Research Institute Nairobi
Charles Midega, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology Nairobi
Matthew Dickinson, University of Nottingham
Praphat Kawicha, Kasetsart University, Chalermphrakiat Sakon Nakhon Province Campus
Zeyaur Khan, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology Nairobi
Daniel Masiga, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology Nairobi
Joerg Jores, International Livestock Research Institute Nairobi
Bernd Schneider, Julius Kühn-Institut - Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants

Publication Date

1-1-2016

Abstract

Phytoplasmas are bacterial plant pathogens with devastating impact on agricultural production worldwide. In eastern Africa, Napier grass stunt disease causes serious economic losses in the smallholder dairy industry. This draft genome sequence of "Candidatus Phytoplasma oryzae" strain Mbita1 provides insight into its genomic organization and the molecular basis of pathogenicity.

Recommended Citation

Fischer, A., Santana-Cruz, I., Wambua, L., Olds, C., Midega, C., Dickinson, M., Kawicha, P., Khan, Z., Masiga, D., Jores, J., & Schneider, B. (2016). Wolbachia infection in Cotesia sesamiae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) causes cytoplasmic incompatibility: Implications for biological control. Genome Announcements, 4 (2) https://doi.org/10.1128/genomeA.00297-16