De novo transcriptome assemblies of four xylem sap-feeding insects.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Spittle bugs and sharpshooters are well-known xylem sap-feeding insects and vectors of the phytopathogenic bacterium Xylella fastidiosa (Wells), a causal agent of Pierce's disease of grapevines and other crop diseases. Specialized feeding on nutrient-deficient xylem sap is relatively rare among insect herbivores, and only limited genomic and transcriptomic information has been generated for xylem-sap feeders. To develop a more comprehensive understanding of biochemical adaptations and symbiotic relationships that support survival on a nutritionally austere dietary source, transcriptome assemblies for three sharpshooter species and one spittlebug species were produced.

Findings

Trinity-based de novo transcriptome assemblies were generated for all four xylem-sap fee

SUBMITTER: Tassone EE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5467018 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature