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1. Whitefly Rearing and Cryptic Species Identification
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	<li>Maintain the whitefly species on cotton Gossypium hirsutum (Malvaceae) (cv. Zhe-Mian 1973) in cages under standard conditions of 27 &#177; 1 &#176;C, 70 &#177; 10% humidity and 14 h light: 10 h dark regime.</li>
	<li>Collect an individual adult whitefly and homogenize in 30 &#181;L of lysis buffer (10 mM Tris, pH 8.4, 50 mM KCl, 0.45% [wt/vol] Tween-20, 0.2% [wt/vol] gelatin, 0.45% [vol/vol] Nonidet P 40, 60 g/mL Proteinase K).</li>
	<li>Incubate...

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Since the endosymbionts within whiteflies cannot be cultured in vitro, dissection and assembling bacteriocytes is an effective way to obtain enough genetic material of endosymbionts. Before dissection, the species of whitefly and endosymbionts involved should be explicitly confirmed. The whitefly B. tabaci is a species complex with more than 35 morphologically indistinguishable species and different cryptic species may contain different endosymbionts. Portiera is uniformly harbored as an obliga...

Bacteria forming an intimate symbiotic relationship with relative hosts are widespread in arthropods1. The endosymbionts have been demonstrated to affect aspects of hosts, such as nutrition metabolism, reproduction, responses to environmental stresses2,3,4 etc., in almost every developmental stage5. However, the mechanism underpinning the associations still remains largely unknown. Genomics is of priority and importance when studying the potential functions and roles of bacteria. Some fundamental information, i.e. the taxonomic status, functional genes, metabolism pathways, secretion systems, can be inferred from genome sequences, which sheds lights on the potential roles of symbionts in symbiosis. With the development of high-throughput sequencing, a vast number of bacterial genomes have been sequenced with diverse functions revealed6.
Endosymbionts are of vital importance in hemipterans, such as aphids7, bedbugs8, psyllids9, brown planthoppers10 and cicadas11. For instance, Buchnera in aphids, as the obligate symbiont, has been demonstrated to be involved in essential amino acids biosynthesis, along with the genes from aphid genome12. Furthermore, transcriptional regulation of Buchnera is also revealed13. In psyllids, Carsonella is sequenced and ranked the smallest bacterial genome ever found14. All these hallmarks of endosymbionts are based and inferred from the genome sequences. Because these endosymbionts cannot be cultured in vitro, several approaches have been applied to isolate adequate bacteria for sequencing. In aphids, endosymbionts are extracted through centrifugation and filtration, and subjected to further genomic and transcriptomic analysis5. In brown planthoppers, endosymbionts are sequenced along with the whole insect genome10.
Whitefly B. tabaci is a species complex containing more than 35 morphologically indistinguishable species (cryptic species), among which, two invasive species have invaded all over the world and caused tremendous harm to agricultural production15. Of note, endosymbionts within the B. tabaci species have shown importance in the development of the pests16. To date, eight endosymbionts have been identified in the whitefly, including the obligate symbiont, Candidatus Portiera aleyrodidarum, and seven secondary symbionts Hamiltonella, Rickettsia, Arsenophonus, Cardinium, Wolbachia, Fritschea and Hemipteriphilus defined17,18.
Unlike the hemipterans described previously, the whitefly B. tabaci is an extremely tiny insect only 1 mm in length. Most endosymbionts are confined to bacteriocytes19 (specialized cells containing symbionts, which further form bacteriome in B. tabaci). In addition, these endosymbionts cannot be cultured in vitro. The only way to obtain endosymbionts from B. tabaci is to dissect the bacteriome out. However, there is difficulty in the dissection. First, the fragile bacteriome always links with other tissues of the whitefly, which is hard to separate. Secondly, the tiny size of the whitefly limits the isolation of enough bacteriome. Thirdly, endosymbionts cluster in the bacteriome, making it extremely complicated to acquire a single species of bacterium.
Here, we report a simple and inexpensive protocol to isolate whitefly endosymbionts for subsequent metagenome sequencing. Through dissection, purification and amplification, adequate endosymbiont DNA could be obtained and the species of bacteria could be confirmed. The described protocol can be used similarly in other arthropods.

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methods for the extraction of endosymbionts from the whitefly bemisia tabaci

Bacterial symbionts form an intimate relationship with their hosts and confer advantages to the hosts in most cases. Genomic information is critical to study the functions and evolution of bacterial symbionts in their host. As most symbionts cannot be cultured in vitro, methods to isolate an adequate quantity of bacteria for genome sequencing are very important. In the whitefly Bemisia tabaci, a number of endosymbionts have been identified and are predicted to be of importance in the development and reproduction of the pests through multiple approaches. However, the mechanism underpinning the associations remains largely unknown. The obstacle partially comes from the fact that the endosymbionts in whitefly, mostly restrained in bacteriocytes, are hard to separate from the host cells. Here we report a step-by-step protocol for the identification, extraction and purification of endosymbionts from the whitefly B. tabaci mainly by dissection and filtration. Endosymbiont samples prepared by this method, although still a mixture of different endosymbiont species, are suitable for subsequent genome sequencing and analysis of the possible roles of endosymbionts in B. tabaci. This method may also be used to isolate endosymbionts from other insects.

The Middle East Asia Minor 1 (MEAM1) species of the B. tabaci complex was taken as an example here for description. Cotton for rearing whiteflies and several developmental stages of whiteflies are shown in Figure 1 including a cotton plant, adult whitefly and the 1st, 2nd and 4th instar nymphs of whitefly (the 3rd instar nymph looks similarly as the 4th instar nymph). It was obvious that the 4<su...

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Methods for the Extraction of Endosymbionts from the Whitefly Bemisia tabaci

Here, we present a protocol to isolate endosymbionts from the whitefly Bemisia tabaci through dissection and filtration. After amplification, the DNA samples are suitable for subsequent sequencing and study of the mutualism between endosymbionts and whitefly.

Methods for the Extraction of Endosymbionts from the Whitefly Bemisia tabaci

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Homogenization by bead beating is a fast and efficient way to release DNA, RNA, proteins, and metabolites from budding yeast cells, which are notoriously ...

The Infiltration-centrifugation Technique for Extraction of Apoplastic Fluid from Plant Leaves Using Phaseolus vulgaris as an Example

The Infiltration-centrifugation Technique for Extraction of Apoplastic Fluid from Plant Leaves Using Phaseolus vulgaris as an Example

The apoplast is a distinct extracellular compartment in plant tissues that lies outside the plasma membrane and includes the cell wall. The apoplastic ...

Filtration Isolation of Nucleic Acids:  A Simple and Rapid DNA Extraction Method

FINA, filtration isolation of nucleic acids, is a novel extraction method which utilizes vertical filtration via a separation membrane and absorbent pad ...

Methods for the Isolation, Culture, and Functional Characterization of Sinoatrial Node Myocytes from Adult Mice

Sinoatrial node myocytes (SAMs) act as the natural pacemakers of the heart, initiating each heart beat by generating spontaneous action potentials (APs). ...

Modified Methods for Loading of High-Throughput DNA Extraction Plates Reduce Potential for Contamination

High-throughput DNA sequencing techniques have contributed substantially to advances in our understanding of relationships among microbial communities, ...