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ArticleScientific reports2018

African ancestry of New World, Bemisia tabaci-whitefly species.

Habibu Mugerwa, Susan Seal, Hua-Ling Wang, Mitulkumar V Patel, Richard Kabaalu, Christopher A Omongo, Titus Alicai, Fred Tairo, Joseph Ndunguru, Peter Sseruwagi and 1 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 52 papers.

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11 authors.

Habibu MugerwaNatural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, Central Avenue, Chatham Maritime, Kent, ME4 4TB, UK.
Susan SealNatural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, Central Avenue, Chatham Maritime, Kent, ME4 4TB, UK.
Hua-Ling WangNatural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, Central Avenue, Chatham Maritime, Kent, ME4 4TB, UK.
Mitulkumar V PatelNatural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, Central Avenue, Chatham Maritime, Kent, ME4 4TB, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-5032-5960
Richard KabaaluRoot Crops Programme, National Crops Resources Research Institute, P. O. Box, 7084, Kampala, Uganda.
Christopher A OmongoRoot Crops Programme, National Crops Resources Research Institute, P. O. Box, 7084, Kampala, Uganda.
Titus AlicaiRoot Crops Programme, National Crops Resources Research Institute, P. O. Box, 7084, Kampala, Uganda.ORCID 0000-0002-4489-3133
Fred TairoBiotechnology Department, Mikocheni Agricultural Research Institute, P.O. Box, 6226, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Joseph NdunguruBiotechnology Department, Mikocheni Agricultural Research Institute, P.O. Box, 6226, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Peter SseruwagiNatural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, Central Avenue, Chatham Maritime, Kent, ME4 4TB, UK.
John ColvinNatural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, Central Avenue, Chatham Maritime, Kent, ME4 4TB, UK. j.colvin@greenwich.ac.uk.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bemisia tabaci whitefly species are some of the world's most devastating agricultural pests and plant-virus disease vectors. Elucidation of the phylogenetic relationships in the group is the basis for understanding their evolution, biogeography, gene-functions and development of novel control technologies. We report here the discovery of five new Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) B. tabaci putative species, using the partial mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase 1 gene: SSA9, SSA10, SSA11, SSA12 and SSA13. Two of them, SSA10 and SSA11 clustered with the New World species and shared 84.8‒86.5% sequence identities. SSA10 and SSA11 provide new evidence for a close evolutionary link between the Old and New World species. Re-analysis of the evolutionary history of B. tabaci species group indicates that the new African species (SSA10 and SSA11) diverged from the New World clade c. 25 million years ago. The new putative species enable us to: (i) re-evaluate current models of B. tabaci evolution, (ii) recognise increased diversity within this cryptic species group and (iii) re-estimate divergence dates in evolutionary time.

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Genetic VariationAfricaAnimalsDNA, MitochondrialElectron Transport Complex IVHemipteraPest ControlPhylogenyDNA, MitochondrialElectron Transport Complex IV

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PMCPMC5807539

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