Mitochondrial genome organization varies among different groups of the booklouse, <i>Liposcelis bostrychophila</i>

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  • Shiqian Feng 1Department of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
  • Qianqian Yang 1Department of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
  • Hu Li 1Department of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
  • Fan Song 1Department of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
  • Václav Stejskal Crop Research Institute, Drnovská 507, 161 06 Prague 6, Czech Republic
  • George P. Opit Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Oklahoma State University, Oklahoma 74078, USA
  • Wanzhi Cai Department of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
  • Zhihong Li GeneCology Research Centre, Centre for Animal Health Innovation, School of Science and Engineering, University of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore DC, Queensland 4556, Australia
  • Renfu Shao GeneCology Research Centre, Centre for Animal Health Innovation, School of Science and Engineering, University of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore DC, Queensland 4556, Australia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5073/jka.2018.463.250

Schlagworte:

mitochondrial genome, Liposcelis bostrychophila, intraspecific variation, cryptic species, evolution

Abstract

The booklouse, Liposcelis bostrychophila is an important stored pest worldwide. The mt genome of an asexual strain (Beibei, China) of the booklouse, L. bostrychophila, comprises two chromosomes; each chromosome contains approximate half of the 37 genes typically found in animals. The mt genomes of two sexual strains of L. bostrychophila, however, comprise five and seven chromosomes respectively; each chromosome contains one to six genes. To understand mt genome evolution in L. bostrychophila, we sequenced the mt genomes of six strains of asexual L. bostrychophila collected from different locations in China, Croatia and USA. The mt genomes of all of the six asexual strains of L. bostrychophila collected in China, Croatia and USA have two chromosomes. Phylogenetic analysis of mt genome sequences divided nine strains of L. bostrychophila into four groups. Each group has a distinct mt genome organization and substantial sequence divergence (48.7-87.4%) from other groups. Furthermore, the seven asexual strains of L. bostrychophila including the published Beibei strain are more closely related to two other species of booklice, L. paeta and L. sculptilis, than to the sexual strains of L. bostrychophila. Our results revealed highly divergent mt genomes in the booklouse, L. bostrychophila, and indicated that L. bostrychophila is a cryptic species.

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2018-11-12