This report describes the partial (nearly complete) genome sequence of a novel reo-like virus tentatively named Diaphorina citri Cimodo-like virus. This putative virus has 10 double-stranded RNA segments and was detected in Asian citrus psyllid (Diaphorina citri) populations collected from Florida commercial citrus groves.
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Insects
December 2024
State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Institute of Plant Protection, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou 350013, China.
Opsin plays a regulatory role in phototaxis of , functioning as the initial station in the phototransduction cascade. Our study aimed to explore the phototransduction pathway to identify elicitors that may enhance phototaxis in the future. The RNAi technique was employed to inhibit gene expression, followed by RNA-Seq analysis to identify phototransduction genes.
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January 2025
Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
The Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Liviidae), is a major pest of global citriculture. In the Americas and in Asia, D. citri vectors the phloem-limited bacterium, Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CLas), which causes the fatal citrus disease huanglongbing, or citrus greening.
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December 2024
Department of Chemistry, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, 33620, USA. Electronic address:
An important aspect of food security is the development of innovative insecticides, particularly ones that specifically target insect pests and exhibit minimal toxicity to mammals. The insect arylalkylamine N-acyltransferases (iAANATs) could serve as targets for novel insecticides that satisfy these criteria. There exists a wealth of structural and biochemical information for the iAANATs and iAANAT knockdown experiments show that these enzymes are critical to insect health.
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December 2024
Citrus Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Lake Alfred, Florida, USA.
Unlabelled: transmits Liberibacter asiaticus (CLas) between citrus plants which causes the expression of huanglongbing disease in citrus. flavi-like virus (DcFLV) co-occurs intracellularly with CLas in populations in the field. However, the impact(s) of DcFLV presence on the insect vector and its interaction with the CLas phytopathogen remain unclear.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Diaphorina citri is an insect vector of "Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus" (CLas), the gram-negative bacterial pathogen associated with citrus greening disease. Control measures rely on pesticides with negative impacts on the environment, natural ecosystems, and human and animal health. In contrast, gene-targeting methods have the potential to specifically target the vector species and/or reduce pathogen transmission.
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