Characterization of the Asian Citrus Psyllid Transcriptome

Justin Reese, Matthew K. Christenson, Nan Leng, Surya Saha, Brandi Cantarel, Magdalen Lindeberg, Cecilia Tamborindeguy, Justin MacCarthy, Daniel Weaver, Andrew J. Trease, Steven V. Ready, Vincent M. Davis, Courtney McCormick, Christian Haudenschild, Shunshneg Han, Shannon L. Johnson, Kent S. Shelby, Hong Huang, Black R. Bextine, Robert G. ShattersDavid G. Hall, Paul H. Davis, Wayne B. Hunter, hong huang

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Abstract

The Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) is a vector for the causative agents of Huanglongbing, which threatens citrus production worldwide. This study reports and discusses the first D. citri transcriptomes, encompassing the three main life stages of D. citri, egg, nymph and adult. The transcriptomes were annotated using Gene Ontology (GO) and insecticide-related genes within each life stage were identified to aid the development of future D. citri insecticides. Transcriptome assemblies and other sequence data are available for download at the International Asian Citrus Psyllid Genome Consortium website [http://psyllid.org/download] and at NCBI [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/bioproject/29447].

Original languageAmerican English
JournalJournal of Genomics
Volume2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2014

Keywords

  • Asian Citrus Psyllid
  • Diaphorina citri Kuwayama

Disciplines

  • Agriculture
  • Entomology
  • Genetics and Genomics

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