2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Effect of Wolbachia endosymbiont to reproduction of Monochamus alternatus
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19780126
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
林学・森林工学
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| Research Institution | Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute |
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Principal Investigator |
AIKAWA Yakuya Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, 東北支所, 主任研究員 (90343805)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2007 – 2009
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| Keywords | ボルバキア / マツノマダラカミキリ / マツノザイセンチュウ / マツ材線虫病 / 遺伝子水平転移 |
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| Research Abstract |
So far, the Japanese pine sawyer, Monochamus alternatus, was believed to be infected with Wolbachia, since previous study showed that a Wolbachia gene was detected from the insect. However, this study clarified that the insect was not infected with Wolbachia, but a chromosome of the insect had Wolbachia genes, demonstrating the occurrence of lateral gene transfer between two species. Because lateral gene transfer in eukaryotes have been regarded as relatively rare, the discovery in the present study would provide further insights into the evolution and fate of transferred endosymbiont genes in multicellular eukaryotes.
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[Journal Article] Longicorn beetle that vectors pinewood nematode carries many Wolbachia genes on an autosome2009
Author(s)
Aikawa, T. Anbutsu, H., Nikoh, N., Kikuchi, T., Shibata, F., Fukatsu, T.
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Journal Title
Proceedings of the Royal Society B 276
Pages: 3791-3798
Peer Reviewed
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