De novo assembly and functional annotation of Citrus aurantifolia transcriptome from Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus infected and non-infected trees.

ABSTRACT: Mexican lime (Citrus aurantifolia) belongs to the Rutaceae family and nowadays is one of the major commercial citrus crops in different countries. In Mexico, Mexican lime production is impaired by Huanglongbing (HLB) disease associated to Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CLas) bacteria. To date, transcriptomic studies of CLas-Citrus interaction, have been performed mainly in sweet citrus models at symptomatic (early) stage where pleiotropic responses could mask important, pathogen-driven host modulation as well as, host antibacterial responses. Additionally, well-assembled reference transcriptomes for acid limes including C. aurantifolia are not available. The development of improved transcriptomic resources for CLas-citrus pathosystem, including both asymptomatic (e

SUBMITTER: Arce-Leal AP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7011030 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature