The Actin Cytoskeleton Mediates Transmission of "Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum" by the Carrot Psyllid.

ABSTRACT: Several vector-borne plant pathogens have evolved mechanisms to exploit and to hijack vector host cellular, molecular, and defense mechanisms for their transmission. In the past few years, Liberibacter species, which are transmitted by several psyllid vectors, have become an economically important group of pathogens that have devastated the citrus industry and caused tremendous losses to many other important crops worldwide. The molecular mechanisms underlying the interactions of Liberibacter species with their psyllid vectors are poorly studied. "Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum," which is associated with important vegetable diseases, is transmitted by the carrot psyllid Bactericera trigonica in a persistent manner. Here, we elucidated the role of the B.

SUBMITTER: Sarkar P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7848926 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature