Detection and Analysis of Wolbachia in Plant-Parasitic Nematodes and Insights into Wolbachia Evolution

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Since the discovery of Wolbachia in plant-parasitic nematodes (PPNs), there has been increased interest in this earliest branching clade that may hold important clues to early transitions in Wolbachia function in the Ecdysozoa. However, due to the specialized skills and equipment of nematology and the difficulty in culturing most PPNs, these PPN-type Wolbachia remain undersampled and poorly understood. To date, there are few established laboratory methods for working with PPN-type Wolbachia strains, and most research has relied on chance discovery and comparative genomics. Here, we address this challenge by providing detailed methods to assist researchers with more efficiently collecting PPNs and screen these communities, populations, or single nematodes with a newly developed PPN-type Wolbachia-specific PCR assay. We provide an overview of the typical yields and outcomes of these methods, to facilitate further targeted cultivation or experimental methods, and finally we provide a short introduction to some of the specific challenges and solutions in following through with comparative or population genomics on PPN-type Wolbachia strains.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

2023

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:2739

Enthalten in:

Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) - 2739(2023) vom: 25., Seite 115-134

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kaur, Amandeep [VerfasserIn]
Brown, Amanda M V [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Baermann funnel
Community genome skimming
Journal Article
Metagenomics
PCR survey
Plant-parasitic nematode
Pratylenchus penetrans

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Date Completed 27.11.2023

Date Revised 27.11.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/978-1-0716-3553-7_7

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM364977663