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Diaphorina citri Nymphs Are Resistant to Morphological Changes Induced by "Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus" in Midgut Epithelial Cells.
Infection and immunity - 1 Apr 2018
Mann Marina, Fattah-Hosseini Somayeh, Ammar El-Desouky, Stange Richard, Warrick EricaRose, Sturgeon Kasie, Shatters Robert, Heck Michelle
Abstract excerpt
"Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus" is the causative bacterium associated with citrus greening disease. "Ca Liberibacter asiaticus" is transmitted by Diaphorina citri more efficiently when it is acquired by nymphs rather than adults. Why this occurs is not known. We compared midguts of D. citri insects reared on healthy or "Ca Liberibacter asiaticus"-infected citrus trees using quantitative PCR, confocal...
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