Infection density pattern of Cardinium affects the responses of bacterial communities in an invasive whitefly under heat conditions.

Communities of bacteria, especially symbionts, are vital for the growth and development of insects and other arthropods, including Bemisia tabaci Mediterranean (MED), a destructive and invasive insect pest. However, the infection density patterns and influence factors of bacteria in whiteflies, which mainly include symbionts, remain largely unclear. To reveal the different density patterns of Cardinium in B.

Genome-Wide Identification and Analysis of the Heat-Shock Protein Gene Superfamily in and Expression Pattern Analysis under Heat Shock.

The thermal tolerance of MED, an invasive whitefly species with worldwide distribution, plays an important role in its ecological adaptation during the invasion process. Heat-shock proteins (HSPs) are closely related to heat resistance. In this study, 33 s (s) were identified based on sequenced genome of MED belonging to six HSP families, among which 22 s were newly identified.