Horizontal gene acquisition of Liberibacter plant pathogens from a bacteriome-confined endosymbiont of their psyllid vector.

he Asian citrus psyllid Diaphorina citri is a notorious agricultural pest that transmits the phloem-inhabiting alphaproteobacterial 'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus' and allied plant pathogens, which cause the devastating citrus disease called Huanglongbing or greening disease. D. citri...

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Main Authors: Atsushi Nakabachi, Naruo Nikoh, Kenshiro Oshima, Hiromitsu Inoue, Moriya Ohkuma, Yuichi Hongoh, Shin-ya Miyagishima, Masahira Hattori, Takema Fukatsu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3857777?pdf=render