Phylogenetic Analysis of the Complete rRNA Gene Sequence of Nosema sp. SE Isolated from the Beet Armyworm Spodoptera exigua.

Phylogenetic Analysis of the Complete rRNA Gene Sequence of Nosema sp. SE Isolated from the Beet Armyworm Spodoptera exigua. J Parasitol. 2019 Dec;105(6):878-881 Authors: Xing D, Li Q, Zhang J, Xiao Y, Chen W, Yang Q Abstract The microsporidium Nosema sp. SE is a pathogen that infects the beet armyworm Spodoptera exigua. The complete sequence of its 4,302-base pair (bp) ribosomal ribonucleic acid (rRNA) gene region was obtained by polymerase chain reaction amplification and sequencing. The rRNA organization of Nosema sp. SE was 5'-large subunit (LSU) rRNA-internal transcribed spacer-small subunit (SSU) rRNA-intergenic spacer-5S-3', which corresponded to the pattern of Nosema bombycis. Phylogenetic analysis based on LSU rRNA and SSU rRNA both indicated that the parasite had a close relationship with other true Nosema species, confirming that Nosema sp. SE belongs to true Nosema group of the genus Nosema. PMID: 31730392 [PubMed - in process]
Source: The Journal of Parasitology - Category: Parasitology Authors: Tags: J Parasitol Source Type: research