Comparative analysis of microsatellite loci in four fruit fly species of the genus Ceratitis (Diptera: Tephritidae)

2003 ◽  
Vol 93 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
F.N. Baliraine ◽  
M. Bonizzoni ◽  
E.O. Osir ◽  
S.A. Lux ◽  
F.J. Mulaa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Microsatellite Markers ◽  
Ceratitis Capitata ◽  
Population Analysis ◽  
Fruit Fly ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Repeat Type ◽  
Pcr Assay ◽  
Flanking Sequences ◽  
Polymerase Chain ◽  
Simple Sequence

AbstractThe possibility to cross-species amplify microsatellites in fruit flies of the genus Ceratitis was tested with the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) by analysing 23 Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) microsatellite markers on the genomic DNA of three other economically important, congeneric species: C. rosa (Karsch), C. fasciventris (Bezzi) and C. cosyra (Walker). Twenty-two primer pairs produced amplification products in at least one of the three species tested. The majority of the products were similar, if not identical in size to those expected in C. capitata. The structures of the repeat motifs and their flanking sequences were examined for a total of 79 alleles from the three species. Sequence analysis revealed the same repeat type as the homologous C. capitata microsatellites in the majority of the loci, suggesting their utility for population analysis across the species range. A total of seven loci were differentially present/absent in C. capitata, C. rosa, C. fasciventris and C. cosyra, suggesting that it may be possible to differentiate these four species using a simple sequence repeat-based PCR assay. It is proposed that medfly-based microsatellite markers could be utilized in the identification and tracing of the geographical origins of colonist pest populations of the four tested species and in the assessment of their risk and invasive potentials; thereby assisting regulatory authorities in implementing quarantine restrictions and other pest control measures.

scholarly journals Concomitant Marked Decline in Prevalence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and Other Respiratory Viruses Among Symptomatic Patients Following Public Health Interventions in Australia: Data from St Vincent’s Hospital and Associated Screening Clinics, Sydney, NSW

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deborah Marriott ◽  
Rohan Beresford ◽  
Feras Mirdad ◽  
Damien Stark ◽  
Allan Glanville ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome ◽  
Respiratory Viruses ◽  
Health Interventions ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Public Health Interventions ◽  
Chain Reaction ◽  
Pcr Assay ◽  
Marked Decline ◽  
Polymerase Chain ◽  
Australian Hospital

Abstract Our Australian hospital tested almost 22 000 symptomatic people over 11 weeks for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in a multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay. Following travel bans and physical distancing, SARS-CoV-2 and other respiratory viruses diagnoses fell dramatically. Increasing rhinovirus diagnoses as social control measures were relaxed may indirectly indicate an elevated risk of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) resurgence.

Comparative analysis of microsatellite loci in chicken and turkey

Genome ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 43 (5) ◽  
pp. 796-802 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kent M Reed ◽  
Kristelle M Mendoza ◽  
Craig W Beattie
Keyword(s):  
Polymerase Chain Reaction ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Microsatellite Markers ◽  
Genomic Dna ◽  
Annealing Temperature ◽  
Meleagris Gallopavo ◽  
Allelic Polymorphism ◽  
Chain Reaction ◽  
Flanking Sequences ◽  
Polymerase Chain

Cross-species amplification of 520 chicken microsatellite markers was tested by polymerase chain reaction with genomic DNA of the turkey (Meleagris gallopavo). Each primer pair was tested at six different combinations of annealing temperature and MgCl2 concentration. A total of 280 (54%) of the primer pairs produced amplification products. The majority of these products were similar, if not identical in size to those expected based on the fragment sizes of the corresponding chicken loci. Structure of the dinucleotide repeat and flanking sequences was examined for 13 turkey fragments (amplified with chicken primers) and 5 chicken fragments (amplified with turkey primers). Sequence analysis found a wide array of mutations between species in addition to differences in repeat length. To estimate the usefulness of the amplified loci for genetic mapping in the turkey, allelic polymorphism was determined for 57 of the 280 amplified loci. A total of 20 of 57 markers (35%) were polymorphic with an average of 1.4 alleles per locus. The results of this study suggest that approximately 20% of the chicken microsatellite markers will be useful for mapping the turkey genome.Key words: microsatellite, chicken, turkey, Meleagris gallopavo.

scholarly journals Identification of Microsatellite Markers and Their Application to Population Genetics of Venturia inaequalis

1999 ◽  
Vol 89 (9) ◽  
pp. 748-753 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabel Tenzer ◽  
Stefania degli Ivanissevich ◽  
Michele Morgante ◽  
Cesare Gessler
Keyword(s):  
Microsatellite Markers ◽  
Venturia Inaequalis ◽  
Random Amplified Polymorphic Dna ◽  
High Specificity ◽  
Population Diversity ◽  
Bottleneck Effect ◽  
Genomic Libraries ◽  
Polymerase Chain ◽  
Very High ◽  
Simple Sequence

Microsatellite markers of Venturia inaequalis were developed using genomic libraries of V. inaequalis enriched for the simple sequence repeats (TC)n and (AAC)n. Seven markers, three with (TC)n repeats and four with (AAC)n repeats, were selected for the analyses of 350 isolates of V. inaequalis collected from 11 sites in Europe. Polymorphism in the (TC)n repeats was higher than in the (AAC)n repeats. Nei's expected genetic diversity (HE) varied between 0.52 and 0.96 for the microsatellites containing (TC)n stretches and between 0.09 and 0.36 for the microsatellites containing (AAC)n stretches. Within-population diversity (HS) was very high with values ranging from 0.28 to 0.49, whereas differentiation among all European populations (GST) was low with an average of 0.07. In the population from Ahrensburg (northern Germany) where isolates were mainly collected from apple varieties carrying the Vf gene, usually resistant to V. inaequalis, we showed a bottleneck effect with reduced diversity and loss of alleles. The great advantages of microsatellite markers over random amplified polymorphic DNA and polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism markers are their high specificity, high polymorphism, good reproducibility, and unambiguous scorability.

scholarly journals Incidence and molecular analysis of Vibrio cholerae associated with cholera outbreak subsequent to the super cyclone in Orissa, India

2002 ◽  
Vol 128 (2) ◽  
pp. 131-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. P. CHHOTRAY ◽  
B. B. PAL ◽  
H. K. KHUNTIA ◽  
N. R. CHOWDHURY ◽  
S. CHAKRABORTY ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nalidixic Acid ◽  
Shigella Flexneri ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Resistance Pattern ◽  
Pcr Assay ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Multiplex Pcr Assay ◽  
Rectal Swabs ◽  
Polymerase Chain ◽  
El Tor

An epidemiological study was carried out to find out the aetiological agent for diarrhoeal disorders in the cyclone and flood affected areas of Orissa, India. Rectal swabs collected from 107 hospitalized diarrhoea patients were bacteriologically analysed to isolate and identify the various enteropathogens. Detection of toxic genes among E. coli and V. cholerae was carried out by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay. Of the 107 rectal swabs analysed, 72·3% were positive for V. cholerae O1 Ogawa, 7·2% for V. cholerae O139, 1·2% for E. coli (EAggEC) and 1·2% for Shigella flexneri type 6. Using multiplex PCR assay it was found that all V. cholerae isolates were ctxA positive and El Tor biotype. Strains of V. cholerae O1 were observed to be resistant to nalidixic acid, furazolidone, streptomycin, co-trimoxazole and ampicillin. Except for nalidixic acid, the resistance pattern for O139 was identical to that of O1 strains. Representative strains of V. cholerae were further characterized by randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis and ribotyping. Both O1 and O139 V. cholerae strains exhibited the R3 pattern of ribotype and belonged to a similar pattern of RAPD compared with that of Calcutta strains. Early bacteriological and epidemiological investigations have revealed the dominance of V. cholerae O1 among the hospitalized patients in cyclone affected areas of Orissa. Drinking water scarcity and poor sanitation were thought to be responsible for these diarrhoeal outbreaks. Timely reporting and implementation of appropriate control measures could contain a vital epidemic in this area.

Resolution of populations of the Mediterranean fruit fly at the DNA level using random primers for the polymerase chain reaction

Genome ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 244-248 ◽  
Author(s):  
David S. Haymer ◽  
Donald O. McInnis
Keyword(s):  
Polymerase Chain Reaction ◽  
Genetic Variability ◽  
Genetic Markers ◽  
Ceratitis Capitata ◽  
Fruit Fly ◽  
Mediterranean Fruit Fly ◽  
Chain Reaction ◽  
Polymerase Chain ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Rapd Method

We have used the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and the random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) method to identify DNA polymorphisms that can be used as genetic markers to characterize populations of the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata. In this study, RAPD markers have been used to resolve genetic variability between populations of this major agricultural pest species. The populations analyzed represent either laboratory stocks or wild collections originating from different geographic localities. Using the same set of individual flies from each of several populations, we show that the use of different primers in the RAPD method permits detection of different levels of population differentiation. We show results from RAPD primers (e.g., primer 14) that identify regions of the genome (through PCR amplification) that are essentially monomorphic in all flies originating from a particular geographic locality. We also show RAPD primers (e.g., primer 67) that identify what appear to be highly variable regions of the genome. We have used primers of this type to produce genetic markers that can distinguish even between laboratory versus wild populations as well as subpopulations of flies from more broadly defined geographic localities, such as within the Hawaiian islands. These results show that the RAPD method is a broadly applicable, high resolution method for documenting genetic variability within and between populations of insect pest species.Key words: RAPD–PCR, genetic markers, Ceratitis capitata, Mediterranean fruit fly populations.

Polymerase chain reaction amplification and typing of rotavirus in environmental samples

1995 ◽  
Vol 31 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 371-374 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Gajardo ◽  
R. M. Pintó ◽  
A. Bosch
Keyword(s):  
Polymerase Chain Reaction ◽  
Environmental Samples ◽  
Polymerase Chain Reaction Amplification ◽  
Rt Pcr ◽  
Chain Reaction ◽  
Pcr Assay ◽  
Group A ◽  
Reaction Amplification ◽  
Stool Specimens ◽  
Polymerase Chain

A reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assay is described that has been developed for the detection and serotyping of group A rotavirus in stool specimens and concentrated and non-concentrated sewage specimens.

The SUSPECT SYMPTOMS OF INBREEDING DEPRESSION AND THE HOMOZYGOSITY LEVEL OF FOURTH GENERATION OF SP450T AND FIFTH GENERATION OF DURA DELI OIL PALM SELFING POPULATION

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 55-66
Author(s):  
Rokhana Faizah ◽  
Sri Wening ◽  
Hernawan Yuli Rahmadi ◽  
Abdul Razak Purba
Keyword(s):  
Inbreeding Depression ◽  
Oil Palm ◽  
Recurrent Selection ◽  
Fourth Generation ◽  
Depression Symptoms ◽  
Reciprocal Recurrent Selection ◽  
Chain Reaction ◽  
Fifth Generation ◽  
Polymerase Chain ◽  
Simple Sequence

Inbreeding is a common method used to reproduce candidate mother plant from selected parental lines for commercial seeds in Reciprocal Recurrent Selection (RRS) oil palm breeding program. However this practice may increased homozigosity level of selected population. This study concerned the level of homozygosity of SP540T fourth generations and Dura Deli Dolok Sinumbah fifth generations (3 crosses respectively) and their correlation with inbreeding depression symptoms. Polymerase Chain Reaction-Simple Sequence Repeat (PCR-SSR) with 16 markers developed for oil palm was used to analyze 327 samples. The result shows that the levels of homozigosity of SP540T fourth selfing generation were ranged between 0.44-0.84 or 0.61 in average. While the levels of homozygosity of Dura Deli fifth selfing generations were ranged between 0.60-0.93 or 0.78 in average. The homozygosity level in Dura Deli was 1.27% higher than SP540T populations. Correlation analysis showed that the higher the level of homozygosity, the higher of the inbreeding symptoms 2 observed (R =0.95).

Effectiveness of Entomopathogenic Nematodes Against Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae) Pupae and Nematode Compatibility with Chemical Insecticides

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maguintontz Cedney Jean-Baptiste ◽  
Andressa Lima de Brida ◽  
Daniel Bernardi ◽  
Sérgio da Costa Dias ◽  
Juliano de Bastos Pazini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Biological Control ◽  
Entomopathogenic Nematodes ◽  
Ceratitis Capitata ◽  
Integrated Management ◽  
Fruit Fly ◽  
Steinernema Carpocapsae ◽  
Mediterranean Fruit Fly ◽  
Fruit Crops ◽  
Class 1 ◽  
Pupal Mortality

Abstract The Mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann, 1824) (Diptera: Tephritidae) is among the main pests of fruit crops worldwide. Biological control using entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) may be an alternative to suppress populations of this pest. Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate the pathogenicity and virulence of six EPN isolates (Heterorhabditis bacteriophora HB, H. amazonensis IBCB-n24, Steinernema carpocapsae IBCB-n02, S. rarum PAM-25, S. glaseri IBCB-n47, and S. brazilense IBCB-n06) against C. capitata pupae. The compatibility of EPNs with different chemical insecticides that are registered for management of C. capitata was also assessed. Isolates of H. bacteriophora HB and S. brazilense IBCB-n06 at a concentration of 1,000 infective juveniles (IJ)/ml proved to be most pathogenic to C. capitata (70 and 80% mortality, respectively). In contrast, the isolates H. amazonensis IBCB-n24, Steinernema carpocapsae IBCB-n02, S. rarum PAM-25, S. glaseri IBCB-n47 provided pupal mortality of less than 60%. Bioassays to determine lethal concentrations indicated that concentrations of 600 IJ/ml (H. bacteriophora HB) and 1,000 IJ/ml (S. brazilense IBCB-n06) showed the highest virulence against C. capitata pupae. In contrast, the highest numbers of IJs emerged at concentrations of 1,200 and 200 IJ/ml. In compatibility bioassays, malathion, spinetoram, phosmet, acetamiprid, and novaluron were considered compatible with and harmless (Class 1) to H. bacteriophora HB and S. brazilense IBCB-n06, according to IOBC/WPRS. This information is important for implementing integrated management programs for C. capitata, using biological control with EPNs, whether alone or in combination with chemical insecticides.

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