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ARTHROPOD STRUCTURE & DEVELOPMENT
卷 32, 期 2-3, 页码 241-245出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/S1467-8039(03)00036-7
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Buchnera; aphid; symbiosis; transmission; embryo; immunolabelling
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All phloem-feeding aphids have an absolute requirement for their primary bacterial symbionts Buchnera sp. The bacteria are transmitted vertically to either embryos in the viviparous morph or to eggs in the oviparous morph, with the implication that the symbiont population regularly passes through a genetic 'bottleneck', i.e. only a small proportion of the maternal symbiont population is transmitted to offspring. In this paper, we visualise this process in viviparous aphids using a specific immunolabelling technique for Buchnera. The images show a stream of bacteria originating from a single mycetocyte and entering the embryo, possibly via a membranous conduit, and individual bacterial cells free in the haemocoel of the aphid. Staining within the embryo blastoderm suggests over expression of antigen, perhaps indicative of rapid bacterial division immediately following infection. (C) 2003 P-Isevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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