Browsing Genetics by UP Author "Ahmed, Muhammad Zaheerudin"

Browsing Genetics by UP Author "Ahmed, Muhammad Zaheerudin"

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  • Consistently high incidence of Wolbachia in global fig wasp communities 
    Ahmed, Muhammad Zaheerudin; Greyvenstein, Ockert F.C.; Erasmus, Christoff; Welch, John J.; Greeff, Jaco M. (Jacobus Maree) (Wiley-Blackwell, 2013-04)
    1. Wolbachia are very common and widespread endosymbionts of arthropods. They can have a considerable effect on their host's fitness. It has been estimated that as many as 40% of arthropod species are infected with ...
  • Evidence for horizontal transmission of secondary Endosymbionts in the Bemisia tabaci cryptic species complex 
    Ahmed, Muhammad Zaheerudin; De Barro, P.J. (Paul Joseph), 1963-; Ren, Shun-Xiang; Greeff, Jaco M. (Jacobus Maree); Qiu, Bao-Li (Public Library of Science, 2013-01-07)
    Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) is a globally distributed pest composed of at least 34 morphologically indistinguishable cryptic species. At least seven species of endosymbiont have been found infecting some or ...
  • Genetic networking of the Bemisia tabaci cryptic species complex reveals pattern of biological invasions 
    De Barro, P.J. (Paul Joseph), 1963-; Ahmed, Muhammad Zaheerudin (Public Library of Science, 2011-10-03)
    BACKGROUND: A challenge within the context of cryptic species is the delimitation of individual species within the complex. Statistical parsimony network analytics offers the opportunity to explore limits in situations ...
  • Inactivation of Wolbachia reveals its biological roles in whitefly host 
    Xue, Xia; Li, Shao-Jian; Ahmed, Muhammad Zaheerudin; De Barro, P.J. (Paul Joseph), 1963-; Ren, Shun-Xiang; Qiu, Bao-Li; Zilberstein, Dan (Public Library of Science, 2012-10-29)
    BACKGROUND: The whitefly Bemisia tabaci is cryptic species complex composed of numerous species. Individual species from the complex harbor a diversity of bacterial endosymbionts including Wolbachia. However, while Wolbachia ...
  • The intracellular bacterium Wolbachia uses parasitoid wasps as phoretic vectors for efficient horizontal transmission 
    Ahmed, Muhammad Zaheerudin; Li, Shao-Jian; Xue, Xia; Yin, Xiang-Jie; Ren, Shun-Xiang; Jiggins, Francis M.; Greeff, Jaco M. (Jacobus Maree); Qiu, Bao-Li (Public Library of Science, 2015-02)
    Facultative bacterial endosymbionts are associated with many arthropods and are primarily transmitted vertically from mother to offspring. However, phylogenetic affiliations suggest that horizontal transmission must also ...