Comparative transcriptomics of mountain pine beetle pheromone-biosynthetic tissues and functional analysis of CYP6DE3

Abstract Background The mountain pine beetle (MPB, Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins) is a highly destructive pest of pine forests in western North America. During flight to a new host tree and initiation of feeding, mountain pine beetles release aggregation pheromones. The biosynthetic pathways of th...

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Main Authors: J. A. Nadeau, J. Petereit, R. L. Tillett, K. Jung, M. Fotoohi, M. MacLean, S. Young, K. Schlauch, G. J. Blomquist, C. Tittiger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:BMC Genomics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-017-3696-4