Characteristics of the draft genome of ＂Candidatus Arsenophonus nilaparvatae＂, a facultative endosymbiont of Nilaparvata lugens  

作　　者：Hai-Wei Fan Jia-Bao Lu Yu-Xuan Ye Xiao-Ping Yu Chuan-Xi Zhang 

机构地区：[1]Institute of Insect Science, Zhejiang University [2]College of Life Science, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou, China

出　　处：《Insect Science》2016年第3期478-486,共9页昆虫科学（英文版）

基　　金：Acknowledgments This work was supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China （31272374 and 31070136） and the National Basic Research Program of China （973 Program, No. 2010CB 126205）.

摘　　要：There exists a kind of symbiotic bacterium named ＂Candidatus Arsenophonus nilaparvatae＂ in the brown planthopper （BPH）, Nilaparvata lugens. After being filtered and assembled from the BPH genome sequencing project, the genome sequence of this bacterial symbiont was obtained. After initial analysis based on the genome, we have found its potential role to synthesize B vitamins for the host. In order to better understand the lifestyle and the genomic changes of this symbiotic bacterium after the symbiotic relationship was established, we further report the characteristics of this draft genome. Compared with several other related bacteria, ＂Candidatus Arsenophonus nilaparvatae＂ has proven to be a facultative endosymbiont at the genomic level. Concurrently, the presence of fimbriae and flagella formation related genes indicates this maternally transmitted endosymbiont is most likely to retain the capacity to invade new hosts. Through further analysis of annotated gene sets, we also find evidence of genome reduction in its secretion system and metabolic pathways. These findings reflect its evolutionary trend to be an obligate one and enable a deeper study of microbe-insect interactions.There exists a kind of symbiotic bacterium named ＂Candidatus Arsenophonus nilaparvatae＂ in the brown planthopper （BPH）, Nilaparvata lugens. After being filtered and assembled from the BPH genome sequencing project, the genome sequence of this bacterial symbiont was obtained. After initial analysis based on the genome, we have found its potential role to synthesize B vitamins for the host. In order to better understand the lifestyle and the genomic changes of this symbiotic bacterium after the symbiotic relationship was established, we further report the characteristics of this draft genome. Compared with several other related bacteria, ＂Candidatus Arsenophonus nilaparvatae＂ has proven to be a facultative endosymbiont at the genomic level. Concurrently, the presence of fimbriae and flagella formation related genes indicates this maternally transmitted endosymbiont is most likely to retain the capacity to invade new hosts. Through further analysis of annotated gene sets, we also find evidence of genome reduction in its secretion system and metabolic pathways. These findings reflect its evolutionary trend to be an obligate one and enable a deeper study of microbe-insect interactions.

关 键 词：ENDOSYMBIONT EVOLUTION FACULTATIVE GENOME Nilaparvata lugens 

分 类 号：S435.112.3[农业科学—农业昆虫与害虫防治] Q987[农业科学—植物保护]