abstract |
A method of identifying the biotype of a whitefly comprising using at least one of: (a) an hsp90 gene, polypeptide or protein, (b) an enolase gene, polypeptide or protein, (c) a fructose bisphosphate gene, polypeptide or protein, (d) a triose phosphate isomerise gene, polypeptide or protein, or (e) a vitellogenin gene, polypeptide or protein, of the whitefly. A kit for identifying B. tabaci biotype Asia 1 is also provided as well as isolated polynucleotides and polypeptides having SEQ ID NOs: 1-9, and polynucleotides and antibodies that bind SEQ ID NOs: 1-9. |