Francisco J. Beitia

TL;DR: In this article, a survey was made to assess the biotype status of populations of the whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) in Spain, which involved observation of the squash silverleaf reaction, analysis of esterase patterns and application of a RAPD-PCR technique.

TL;DR: It is considered that both biotypes of the whitefly Bemisia tabaci are genetically isolated under the ecological conditions prevailing in the south Iberian Peninsula.

TL;DR: Genetic similarities between 13 samples belonging to nine reference biotypes and two field populations of Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) were evaluated using amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) markers, indicating that B. tabaci biotypes can be grouped together with a minimum similarity coefficient and separated from the two other species with a similarity coefficient of 0.07.

TL;DR: It is revealed that the constructed chimeric protein may have utility as a serological diagnostic reagent and for further immunological studies that may provide new insights on mechanisms of protective immunity to ASFV.

TL;DR: The genome of "Candidatus Portiera aleyrodidarum," the primary endosymbiont of the whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Mediterranean species), is reported to have presented a reduced genome encoding the capability to synthetize, or participate in the synthesis of, several amino acids and carotenoids.