Enabling biocontained plant virus transmission studies through establishment of an axenic whitefly (Bemisia tabaci) colony on plant tissue culture

Abstract Whiteflies (Bemisia tabaci) and the diseases they transmit are a major detriment to crop yields and a significant contributor to world hunger. The highly evolved interactions of host plant, phloem-feeding insect vector with endosymbionts and persistently transmitted virus represent a tremen...

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Main Authors: Natalie S. Thompson, David Krum, Yun-Ru Chen, Mariela C. Torres, Marena A. Trauger, Dalton Strike, Zachary Weston, Jane E. Polston, Wayne R. Curtis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-11-01
Series:Scientific Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-73583-6
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