RNA sequencing of Beauveria bassiana JEF-350-infected Thrips palmi reveals change of host defense and homeostasis.

ABSTRACT: Melon thrips, Thrips palmi, represent a significant threat to plants, inducing necrosis and acting as vectors for numerous plant viruses. Entomopathogenic fungi present a promising avenue for the management of melon thrips populations resistant to conventional chemical treatments. In this work, an adult colony of melon thrips was exposed to Beauveria bassiana strain JEF-350, and the ensuing transcriptional response of the infected thrips was scrutinized to elucidate their reactions during fungal pathogenesis. Utilizing Illumina sequencing, RNA samples were extracted from untreated thrips as well as from thrips continuously infected for 2 and 4 days, each with three biological replicates. While no notable alterations in gene expression were observed between the untreated control and thrips

SUBMITTER: Jeong YJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11561002 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature