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| Resumo: | he pinewood nematode (PWN) Bursaphelenchus xylophilus is the causative agent of pine wilt disease and the greatest biological threat to conifer forests worldwide. Here we describe the near-complete mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) sequence (12,945 bp) of the PWN lineage recently introduced in Europe. The absence of polymorphisms across the mtDNA of three Portuguese isolates suggests that a single mitochondrial lineage was introduced in southwestern Europe. We also found that Portuguese isolates have an incomplete stop codon (TA) at COX3, while the reference mtDNA from a South Korean isolate has a complete stop codon (TAA). Moreover, two insertion/deletion polymorphisms change the ND4 protein in a stretch of seven amino acids, and a polymorphic mononucleotide repeat alters the predicted structure of the tyrosine tRNA in different geographical isolates. Overall, the new PWN mtDNA sequence provides a basis for studying the European dispersion of this important invasive species. |
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| Autores principais: | Moreira, Claudia |
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| Outros Autores: | Asch, Barbara; Fonseca, Luís; Castro-Pereira, Isabel; Silva, Raquel; Azevedo, Luisa; Mota, Manuel; Abrantes, Isabel; Amorim, António; Pereira, Filipe |
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| Assunto: | Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, pine wilt disease |
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| Ano: | 2015 |
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| País: | Portugal |
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| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
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| Tipo de acesso: | acesso aberto |
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| Instituição associada: | Universidade de Évora |
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| Idioma: | inglês |
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| Origem: | Repositório Científico da Universidade de Évora |
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