Abstract
The genome of "Candidatus Portiera aleyrodidarum," the primary endosymbiont of the whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Mediterranean species), is reported. It presents a reduced genome (357 kb) encoding the capability to synthetize, or participate in the synthesis of, several amino acids and carotenoids, being the first insect endosymbiont capable of supplying carotenoids.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Amino Acids / metabolism
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Animals
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Carotenoids / metabolism
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DNA, Bacterial / chemistry*
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DNA, Bacterial / genetics*
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Genome, Bacterial*
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Halomonadaceae / genetics*
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Halomonadaceae / isolation & purification
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Halomonadaceae / metabolism
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Halomonadaceae / physiology
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Hemiptera / microbiology
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Hemiptera / physiology
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Sequence Analysis, DNA*
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Symbiosis
Substances
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Amino Acids
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DNA, Bacterial
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Carotenoids