Incompatible and sterile insect techniques combined eliminate mosquitoes
- Xiaoying Zheng, Dongjing Zhang, Z. Xi
- BiologyNature
- 17 July 2019
A field trial succeeded in eliminating populations of the mosquito Aedes albopictus through inundative mass release of incompatible Wolbachia-infected males, which were also irradiated to sterilize any accidentally-released females, and so prevent population replacement.
Effects of home preparation on pesticide residues in cabbage
- Zhi‐Yong Zhang, Xianjin Liu, X. Hong
- Chemistry
- 1 December 2007
The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of Sogatella furcifera (Horváth) and a comparative mitogenomic analysis of three predominant rice planthoppers.
- KAI-JUN Zhang, Wen-Chao Zhu, X. Rong, Jing Liu, Xiuying Ding, X. Hong
- BiologyGene
- 2014
The complete mitochondrial genomes of two rice planthoppers, Nilaparvata lugens and Laodelphax striatellus: conserved genome rearrangement in Delphacidae and discovery of new characteristics of atp8…
- KAI-JUN Zhang, Wen-Chao Zhu, X. Hong
- BiologyBMC Genomics
- 22 June 2013
The mitochondrial genome arrangement pattern found in planthoppers was involved in rearrangements of both tRNA genes and protein-coding genes (PCGs).
Wolbachia supplement biotin and riboflavin to enhance reproduction in planthoppers
- Jiafei Ju, Xiaoli Bing, X. Hong
- BiologyThe ISME Journal
- 25 November 2019
This research demonstrates a type of mutualism that involves a facultative interaction between Wolbachia and plant-sap feeding insects involving vitamin Bs and comparative genomic analysis suggested that the riboflavin synthesis genes are conserved among Wolbachian supergroups.
Wolbachia distribution and cytoplasmic incompatibility based on a survey of 42 spider mite species (Acari: Tetranychidae) in Japan
The first systematic survey of 42 spider mite species in Japan revealed that seven species were infected with Wolbachia, and the cytoplasmic incompatibility decreased egg hatchability and female ratio of the spider mites.
Homoplastic evolution and host association of Eriophyoidea (Acari, Prostigmata) conflict with the morphological-based taxonomic system.
- Hao‐Sen Li, X. Xue, X. Hong
- BiologyMolecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
- 1 September 2014
The mitochondrial genomes of sarcoptiform mites: are any transfer RNA genes really lost?
The results reveal very unconventional tRNA structures in sarcoptiform mites and do not support the loss of mt tRNA genes in these mites.
Mitochondrial genome evolution and tRNA truncation in Acariformes mites: new evidence from eriophyoid mites
- X. Xue, Jing-Feng Guo, Yan Dong, X. Hong, R. Shao
- BiologyScientific Reports
- 6 January 2016
Comparison between eriophyoid mites and other Aacariformes mites showed that the most recent common ancestor of Acariforme mites retained the ancestral pattern of mt gene arrangement of arthropods with slight modifications; truncation of tRNAs for cysteine, phenylalanine and histidine occurred once in the most recently common ancestor.
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