Sentences with phrase «psyllid vector»

Combining «omics and microscopy to visualize interactions between the Asian citrus psyllid vector and the Huanglongbing pathogen Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus in the insect gut

Published in Infection and Immunity, they present a possible mechanism for how CLas can infect its psyllid vector.

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These symptoms are associated with a bacterium called «Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus,» referred to as CLas for short, which is spread from tree to tree by its tiny insect vector, the Asian citrus psyllid (Diaphorina citri).

«We now have a foothold in our understanding of a molecular difference between nymph and adult psyllids in their guts, which CLas exploits to gain entry into the insect vector,» said Heck, who is lead investigator for the project.