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ArticleScientific reports2016

DNA barcoding, species-specific PCR and real-time PCR techniques for the identification of six Tribolium pests of stored products.

Tao Zhang, Yi-Jiao Wang, Wei Guo, Dan Luo, Yi Wu, Zuzana Kučerová, Václav Stejskal, George Opit, Yang Cao, Fu-Jun Li and 1 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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11 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Tao ZhangCollege of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
Yi-Jiao WangCollege of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
Wei GuoChinese Academy of Inspection and Quarantine, Beijing 100176, China.
Dan LuoCollege of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
Yi WuAcademy of State Administration of Grain, Beijing 100037, China.
Zuzana KučerováCrop Research Institute, Drnovská 507, 161 06 Prague 6, Czech Republic.
Václav StejskalCrop Research Institute, Drnovská 507, 161 06 Prague 6, Czech Republic.
George OpitDepartment of Entomology and Plant Pathology, 127 Noble Research Center, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA.
Yang CaoAcademy of State Administration of Grain, Beijing 100037, China.
Fu-Jun LiAcademy of State Administration of Grain, Beijing 100037, China.
Zhi-Hong LiCollege of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
China Agricultural University · CNAcademy of State Administration of Grain · CNCrop Research Institute · CZChinese Academy of Inspection and Quarantine · CNOklahoma State University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Flour beetles of the genus Tribolium Macleay (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) are important stored product pests in China and worldwide. They are often found or are intercepted in grain depots, flour mills, and entry-exit ports, etc. Traditionally, Tribolium species are identified according to the morphological characteristics of the adult. However, it is almost impossible to rapidly identify adult fragments and non-adult stages based on external morphological characteristics. Molecular techniques for the rapid and accurate identification of Tribolium species are required, particularly for pest monitoring and the quarantine of stored products pests. Here, we establish DNA barcoding, species-specific PCR, and real-time PCR techniques for the identification of six stored-product pest Tribolium species including T. castaneum, T. confusum, T. destructor, T. madens, T. freemani and T. brevicornis. We detected the mitochondrial DNA cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) barcodes for Tribolium from 18 geographic populations and 101 individuals, built a Tribolium DNA barcode library, and designed species-specific primers and TaqMan probes for the above six Tribolium species. The three techniques were applied to identify Tribolium collected from stored samples and samples captured from quarantine ports. The results demonstrated that three techniques were all able to identify the six species of Tribolium both rapidly and accurately.

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DNA Barcoding, TaxonomicAnimalsBase SequenceDNADNA PrimersElectron Transport Complex IVPhylogenyReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionSequence AlignmentSpecies SpecificityTriboliumDNADNA PrimersElectron Transport Complex IV

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PMID27352804
PMCPMC4926120
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