Concordant Evolution of a Symbiont with Its Host Insect Species: Molecular Phylogeny of Genus Glossina and Its Bacteriome-Associated Endosymbiont, Wigglesworthia glossinidia
Chen X, Li S, Aksoy S. Concordant Evolution of a Symbiont with Its Host Insect Species: Molecular Phylogeny of Genus Glossina and Its Bacteriome-Associated Endosymbiont, Wigglesworthia glossinidia. Journal Of Molecular Evolution 1999, 48: 49-58. PMID: 9873076, DOI: 10.1007/pl00006444.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHost insect speciesRDNA sequence analysisInsect speciesGroup speciesSequence analysisSister-group relationshipSpacer 2 (ITS2) regionParasitic African trypanosomesWigglesworthia glossinidiaMolecular phylogenyDifferentiated epithelial cellsGlossina austeniPrimary symbiontSecondary symbiontsSymbiotic associationDistinct lineagesRibosomal DNAGenus WolbachiaSymbiotic organismsTaxonomic placementΓ-subdivisionITS-2Third organismMidgut cellsAfrican trypanosomes