Novel bacterial plasmid produces small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) that induce effective gene silencing in the Asian citrus psyllid Diaphorina citri

Background: The Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri, is a vector of the plant pathogen Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CLas), the causal agent of Huanglongbing disease. HLB represents the main threat to the citrus industry around the world due to its fast spreading, high infectivity, and incur...

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Main Authors: Juan Carlos Rueda-Silva, Laura Isabel González-Campos, Luis Fernando Durán-Armenta, Arantxa Karam-Coppola, Aurora Antonio-Pérez, Jorge Ordoñez-Rodríguez, Nicole Estefanía Saucedo-Tavitas, Valeria Rico-Torres, Carlos Cruz-Cruz, Yolanda Guadalupe García-Huante, Juan Carlos Amador-Molina, José Isabel Tapia-Ramírez, Ana Laura Torres-Huerta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-07-01
Series:Electronic Journal of Biotechnology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0717345823000179