Table 2 Comparisons of genomes of Wolbachia and Lepidoptera to test for traces of LGT
From: Evidence for common horizontal transmission of Wolbachia among butterflies and moths
Host | Total traces screened (mbp) | Wolbachia traces hitsa | Hits length (bp) | Identity % | NCBI Blast matches | LGT | Wolbachia infection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plutella xylostella | 388 | 4 | 545–569 | 81–83 | Enterobacter sp. | Yesa | Infected |
Bombyx mori | 466 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NA | No | Unknown |
Danaus plexippus | 265 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NA | No | Unknown |
Heliconius melpomene | 265 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NA | No | Unknown |
Manduca sexta | 395 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NA | No | Unknown |
Melitaea cinxia | 387 | 1 | 350 | 96 | Wolbachia (wHa-A) | Yesa | Unknown |
Papilio glaucus | 376 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NA | No | Unknown |
Papilio polytes | 227 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NA | No | Uninfected |
Papilio xuthus | 244 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NA | No | Uninfected |