DOI: 10.1128/mra.00353-23 ISSN:
Complete genomes of mutualistic bacterial co-symbionts “ Candidatus Sulcia muelleri” and “ Candidatus Nasuia deltocephalinicola” of the rice green leafhopper Nephotettix cin
Minoru Moriyama, Yudai Nishide, Atsushi Toyoda, Takehiko Itoh, Takema Fukatsu- Genetics
- Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous)
- Molecular Biology
ABSTRACT
The genomes of obligate bacterial co-symbionts of the green rice leafhopper Nephotettix cincticeps , which is notorious as an agricultural pest, were determined. The streamlined genomes of “ Candidatus Sulcia muelleri” and “ Candidatus Nasuia deltocephalinicola” exhibited complementary metabolic pathways for synthesizing essential nutrients that contribute to host adaptation.