Mitogenomic analysis of diversity of key whitefly pests in Kenya and its implication to their sustainable management

Abstract Whiteflies (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) are devastating agricultural pests of economic importance vectoring pathogenic plant viruses. Knowledge on their diversity and distribution in Kenya is scanty, limiting development of effective sustainable management strategies. The present study is aimed...

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Autores principales:	Fathiya M. Khamis, Fidelis L. O. Ombura, Inusa J. Ajene, Komivi S. Akutse, Sevgan Subramanian, Samira A. Mohamed, Thomas Dubois, Chrysantus M. Tanga, Sunday Ekesi
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:af4e8a1c91d24117989ae602dcc41edc2021-12-02T13:18:01ZMitogenomic analysis of diversity of key whitefly pests in Kenya and its implication to their sustainable management10.1038/s41598-021-85902-22045-2322https://doaj.org/article/af4e8a1c91d24117989ae602dcc41edc2021-03-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-85902-2https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Whiteflies (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) are devastating agricultural pests of economic importance vectoring pathogenic plant viruses. Knowledge on their diversity and distribution in Kenya is scanty, limiting development of effective sustainable management strategies. The present study is aimed at identifying whitefly pest species present in Kenya across different agroecological zones and establish predictive models for the most abundant species in Africa. Whiteflies were sampled in Kenya from key crops known to be severely infested and identified using 16S rRNA markers and complete mitochondrial genomes. Four whitefly species were identified: Aleyrodes proletella, Aleurodicus dispersus, Bemisia afer and Trialeurodes vaporariorum, the latter being the most dominant species across all the agroecology. The assembly of complete mitogenomes and comparative analysis of all 13 protein coding genes confirmed the identities of the four species. Furthermore, prediction spatial models indicated high climatic suitability of T. vaporariorum in Africa, Europe, Central America, parts of Southern America, parts of Australia, New Zealand and Asia. Consequently, our findings provide information to guide biosecurity agencies on protocols to be adopted for precise identification of pest whitefly species in Kenya to serve as an early warning tool against T. vaporariorum invasion into unaffected areas and guide appropriate decision-making on their management.Fathiya M. KhamisFidelis L. O. OmburaInusa J. AjeneKomivi S. AkutseSevgan SubramanianSamira A. MohamedThomas DuboisChrysantus M. TangaSunday EkesiNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Fathiya M. Khamis Fidelis L. O. Ombura Inusa J. Ajene Komivi S. Akutse Sevgan Subramanian Samira A. Mohamed Thomas Dubois Chrysantus M. Tanga Sunday Ekesi Mitogenomic analysis of diversity of key whitefly pests in Kenya and its implication to their sustainable management
description	Abstract Whiteflies (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) are devastating agricultural pests of economic importance vectoring pathogenic plant viruses. Knowledge on their diversity and distribution in Kenya is scanty, limiting development of effective sustainable management strategies. The present study is aimed at identifying whitefly pest species present in Kenya across different agroecological zones and establish predictive models for the most abundant species in Africa. Whiteflies were sampled in Kenya from key crops known to be severely infested and identified using 16S rRNA markers and complete mitochondrial genomes. Four whitefly species were identified: Aleyrodes proletella, Aleurodicus dispersus, Bemisia afer and Trialeurodes vaporariorum, the latter being the most dominant species across all the agroecology. The assembly of complete mitogenomes and comparative analysis of all 13 protein coding genes confirmed the identities of the four species. Furthermore, prediction spatial models indicated high climatic suitability of T. vaporariorum in Africa, Europe, Central America, parts of Southern America, parts of Australia, New Zealand and Asia. Consequently, our findings provide information to guide biosecurity agencies on protocols to be adopted for precise identification of pest whitefly species in Kenya to serve as an early warning tool against T. vaporariorum invasion into unaffected areas and guide appropriate decision-making on their management.
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author	Fathiya M. Khamis Fidelis L. O. Ombura Inusa J. Ajene Komivi S. Akutse Sevgan Subramanian Samira A. Mohamed Thomas Dubois Chrysantus M. Tanga Sunday Ekesi
author_facet	Fathiya M. Khamis Fidelis L. O. Ombura Inusa J. Ajene Komivi S. Akutse Sevgan Subramanian Samira A. Mohamed Thomas Dubois Chrysantus M. Tanga Sunday Ekesi
author_sort	Fathiya M. Khamis
title	Mitogenomic analysis of diversity of key whitefly pests in Kenya and its implication to their sustainable management
title_short	Mitogenomic analysis of diversity of key whitefly pests in Kenya and its implication to their sustainable management
title_full	Mitogenomic analysis of diversity of key whitefly pests in Kenya and its implication to their sustainable management
title_fullStr	Mitogenomic analysis of diversity of key whitefly pests in Kenya and its implication to their sustainable management
title_full_unstemmed	Mitogenomic analysis of diversity of key whitefly pests in Kenya and its implication to their sustainable management
title_sort	mitogenomic analysis of diversity of key whitefly pests in kenya and its implication to their sustainable management
publisher	Nature Portfolio
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/af4e8a1c91d24117989ae602dcc41edc
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Mitogenomic analysis of diversity of key whitefly pests in Kenya and its implication to their sustainable management

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