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Intraspecific variation among Tetranychid mites for ability to detoxify and to induce plant defenses.
Scientific reports - 27 Feb 2017
Ozawa Rika, Endo Hiroki, Iijima Mei, Sugimoto Koichi, Takabayashi Junji, Gotoh Tetsuo, Arimura Gen-Ichiro
Abstract excerpt
Two genotypes coexist among Kanzawa spider mites, one of which causes red scars and the other of which causes white scars on leaves, and they elicit different defense responses in host plants. Based on RNA-Seq analysis, we revealed here that the expression levels of genes involved in the detoxification system were higher in Red strains than White strains. The corresponding enzyme activities as well as...
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