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Tomato yellow leaf curl virus alters the host preferences of its vector Bemisia tabaci.
Scientific reports - 7 Oct 2013
Fang Yong, Jiao Xiaoguo, Xie Wen, Wang Shaoli, Wu Qingjun, Shi Xiaobin, Chen Gong, Su Qi, Yang Xin, Pan Huipeng, Zhang Youjun
Abstract excerpt
Bemisia tabaci, the whitefly vector of Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV), seriously reduces tomato production and quality. Here, we report the first evidence that infection by TYLCV alters the host preferences of invasive B. tabaci B (Middle East-Minor Asia 1) and Q (Mediterranean genetic group), in which TYLCV-free B. tabaci Q preferred to settle on TYLCV-infected tomato plants over healthy ones. TYLCV-free...
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