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The genome of Diuraphis noxia, a global aphid pest of small grains.
BMC genomics - 5 Jun 2015
Nicholson Scott J, Nickerson Michael L, Dean Michael, Song Yan, Hoyt Peter R, Rhee Hwanseok, Kim Changhoon, Puterka Gary J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The Russian wheat aphid, Diuraphis noxia Kurdjumov, is one of the most important pests of small grains throughout the temperate regions of the world. This phytotoxic aphid causes severe systemic damage symptoms in wheat, barley, and other small grains as a direct result of the salivary proteins it injects into the plant while feeding. RESULTS: We sequenced and de novo assembled the genome of D. noxia...
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