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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Comparative study on the susceptibility of cutworms (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) to Agrotis segetum nucleopolyhedrovirus and Agrotis ipsilon nucleopolyhedrovirus
Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, Volume 84, No. 2, Year 2003
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The common cutworm (Agrotis segetum) and the black cutworm (Agrotis ipsilon) are serious soil pests of many vegetable and field crops all over the world. We have demonstrated the cross-infectivity of two baculoviruses, A. segetum nucleopolyhedrovirus (AgseNPV) and A. ipsilon nucleopolyhedrovirus (AgipNPV) for these two insect pests. The susceptibility of A. segetum to AgipNPV was confirmed by DNA restriction endonuclease analyses of DNA isolated from virus harvested from infected A. segetum larvae. For an initial comparison of both viruses, partial polyhedrin sequences were amplified by PCR, cloned, and sequenced. Both viruses shared a very similar polyhedrin gene sequence resulting in only three amino acid substitutions. Phylogenetic analyses clearly demonstrated that both viruses belong to NPV group II and are most closely related to a clade consisting of Spodoptera exigua NPV, Spodoptera frugiperda NPV, and Spodoptera littoralis NPV. Since AgipNPV shows high virulence for both cutworm species, it appears to be a suitable candidate as a single biological control agent of A. segetum and A. ipsilon. © 2003 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
El Salamouny, Said
Germany
State Educ. Res. Ctr. Agric.
Egypt, Giza
Faculty of Agriculture
Germany, Quedlinburg
Julius Kühn-institut - Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants
Lange, Martin
Germany
State Educ. Res. Ctr. Agric.
Jutzi, Manfred
Germany
State Educ. Res. Ctr. Agric.
Huber, J.
Germany, Quedlinburg
Julius Kühn-institut - Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants
Jehle, Johannes A.
Germany
State Educ. Res. Ctr. Agric.
Statistics
Citations: 39
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.jip.2003.08.005
ISSN:
00222011
Research Areas
Genetics And Genomics