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Analysis of nematode-endosymbiont coevolution in the Xiphinema americanum species complex using molecular markers of variable evolutionary rates

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Dana K. Howe Department of Integrative Biology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA

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McKinley Smith Department of Integrative Biology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA

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Danielle M. Tom Department of Integrative Biology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA

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Amanda M.V. Brown Department of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA

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Amy B. Peetz USDA-ARS Horticultural Crops Research Laboratory, Corvallis, OR, USA

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Inga A. Zasada USDA-ARS Horticultural Crops Research Laboratory, Corvallis, OR, USA

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Dee R. Denver Department of Integrative Biology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA

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Summary

Bacterial symbioses play important roles in shaping diverse biological processes in nematodes, and serve as targets in nematode biocontrol strategies. Focusing on the Xiphinema americanum species complex, we expanded upon recent research investigating patterns of coevolution between Xiphinema spp. and Xiphinematobacter spp., utilising two symbiont genetic markers of varying evolutionary rates. Phylogenetic analysis of nematode mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) revealed five strongly supported major clades. Analysis of slow-evolving 16S rDNA in bacterial symbionts resulted in a phylogenetic topology composed of four major clades that grouped taxa highly congruent with the nematode mtDNA topology. A faster evolving protein-coding symbiont gene (nad) provided more phylogenetic resolution with seven well-supported clades, also congruent with the nematode mtDNA tree topology. Our results reinforce recent studies suggesting extensive coevolution between Xiphinema spp. and their vertically transmitted endosymbionts Xiphinematobacter spp. and illustrate the advantages of including genetic markers of varying evolutionary rates in coevolutionary and phylogenetic studies.

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