Biological Features and In Planta Transcriptomic Analyses of a Microviridae Phage (CLasMV1) in "Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus".

ABSTRACT: "Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus" (CLas) is the causal agent of citrus Huanglongbing (HLB, also called citrus greening disease), a highly destructive disease threatening citrus production worldwide. A novel Microviridae phage (named CLasMV1) has been found to infect CLas, providing a potential therapeutic strategy for CLas/HLB control. However, little is known about the CLasMV1 biology. In this study, we analyzed the population dynamics of CLasMV1 between the insect vector of CLas, the Asian citrus psyllid (ACP, Diaphorina citri Kuwayama) and the holoparasitic dodder plant (Cuscuta campestris Yunck.); both acquired CLasMV1-infected CLas from an HLB citrus. All CLas-positive dodder samples were CLasMV1-positive, whereas only 32% of CLas-positive ACP samples wer

SUBMITTER: Wang C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9456138 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature