Global gene expression of Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus in different stages of development of the vector (Diaphorina citri).

• Grant number: 15/13971-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• Effective date (Start): March 01, 2016
• Effective date (End): July 31, 2017
• Field of knowledge: Agronomical Sciences - Agronomy - Plant Health
• Principal Investigator: Marcos Antonio Machado
• Grantee: Inaiara de Souza Pacheco
• Host Institution: Instituto Agronômico (IAC). Agência Paulista de Tecnologia dos Agronegócios (APTA). Secretaria de Agricultura e Abastecimento (São Paulo - Estado). Campinas , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 08/57909-2 - Genomic platforms applied to citrus breeding, AP.TEM

Abstract

Citrus and it's sub products are one of the most important commodities of Brazil, however, since the discovery of Huanglongbing (HLB), in 2004, the sector has been suffering dramatic loses of production. The causal agents of this disease are gram-negative phloem-limited bacteria of Liberibacter genus. These bacteria spread systemically throughout the plant causing leaves and fruit abscission and promoting the plant death in a few years. Two species of bacteria occurs in Brazil: Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus, which is present in all countries affected by HBL, with exception of African continent, and Candidatus Liberibacer americanus, endemic to Brazil. Candidatus Liberibacter africanus is another causal agent of HLB that is present in African continent only. In vitro isolation and culture of these species have been unsuccessful so far, which difficult their study. Psysilids insects are responsible for transmission of these bacteria and Diaphorina citri Kuwayama is the principal vector in America. Many studies have been developed with the aim of elucidating aspects of these pathosystem, primarily on plant-pathogen interactions and plant-insect interactions. However, studies on interaction of the pathogen and its insect vector are rare and recent. Thus, the objectives of this proposal is to identifiy differentially expressed genes of Ca. Liberibacter asiaticus in different development stages of D. citri in order to understand the genetic mechanism of interaction between the bacteria and the insect vector.

Scientific publications

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PACHECO, INAIARA DE SOUZA; GALDEANO, DIOGO MANZANO; SPOTTI LOPES, JOAO ROBERTO; MACHADO, MARCOS ANTONIO. Development on Infected Citrus over Generations Increases Vector Infection by `CandidatusLiberibacter Asiaticus inDiaphorina citri'. INSECTS, v. 11, n. 8, AUG 2020. (15/13971-0, 14/50880-0)

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

PACHECO, Inaiara de Souza. Aspectos moleculares da interação entre Diaphorina citri e Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus. 2019. Doctoral Thesis - Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Instituto de Biologia Campinas, SP.