A new wild strain of Caenorhabditis elegans associated with Allograpta exotica (Syrphidae) in Argentina: an update of its ecological niche and worldwide distribution
Abstract Caenorhabditis elegans is a free-living nematode, belonging to the bacterivorous trophic group. Although it was cited in several countries, in different types of ecosystems and in associations with other organisms, the wild habitats of this nematode have not yet been precisely defined. In A...
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| Published in: | Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências Vol. 94; no. 3; p. e20201440 |
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , |
| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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Academia Brasileira de Ciências
2022
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| Summary: | Abstract Caenorhabditis elegans is a free-living nematode, belonging to the bacterivorous trophic group. Although it was cited in several countries, in different types of ecosystems and in associations with other organisms, the wild habitats of this nematode have not yet been precisely defined. In Argentina, C. elegans was recently isolated from the hoverfly Allograpta exotica, a voracious predator with potential biological control against aphids in horticultural crops. In this frame, the objectives of this study were (i) to characterize it molecularly and morphologically (ii) to report a wild strain of C. elegans for the first time from Argentina, (iii) to present a new ecological niche by associating it with A. exotica and (iv) to evaluate the pathogenicity against these insects. The results of the morphological and molecular analyses made it possible to determine that the isolated nematode was C. elegans, thus establishing the ARGLP1900 wild strain as the first record of this nematode for Argentina. A new association was described, since there are no records of interaction between C. elegans and A. exotica, providing information on a new ecological niche. The new wild strain found in this work, could be appropriate for comparative genomic studies with other C. elegans strains. |
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| ISSN: | 0001-3765 1678-2690 1678-2690 |
| DOI: | 10.1590/0001-3765202220201440 |