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Mauck KE, Gebiola M, Percy DM. The Hidden Secrets of Psylloidea: Biology, Behavior, Symbionts, and Ecology. ANNUAL REVIEW OF ENTOMOLOGY 2024; 69:277-302. [PMID: 37738463 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-ento-120120-114738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/24/2023]
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Psyllids constitute a diverse group of sap-feeding Sternorrhyncha that were relatively obscure until it was discovered that a handful of species transmit bacterial plant pathogens. Yet the superfamily Psylloidea is much richer than the sum of its crop-associated vectors, with over 4,000 described species exhibiting diverse life histories and host exploitation strategies. A growing body of research is uncovering fascinating insights into psyllid evolution, biology, behavior, and species interactions. This work has revealed commonalities and differences with better-studied Sternorrhyncha, as well as unique evolutionary patterns of lineage divergence and host use. We are also learning how psyllid evolution and foraging ecology underlie life history traits and the roles of psyllids in communities. At finer scales, we are untangling the web of symbionts across the psyllid family tree, linking symbiont and psyllid lineages, and revealing mechanisms underlying reciprocal exchange between symbiont and host. In this review, we synthesize and summarize key advances within these areas with a focus on free-living (nongalling) Psylloidea.
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- Kerry E Mauck
- Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, California, USA; ,
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- Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, California, USA; ,
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- Department of Botany, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada;
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Kennedy JP, Wood K, Pitino M, Mandadi K, Igwe DO, Shatters RG, Widmer TL, Niedz R, Heck M. A Perspective on Current Therapeutic Molecule Screening Methods Against ' Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus', the Presumed Causative Agent of Citrus Huanglongbing. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2023; 113:1171-1179. [PMID: 36750555 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-12-22-0455-per] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Huanglongbing (HLB), referred to as citrus greening disease, is a bacterial disease impacting citrus production worldwide and is fatal to young trees and mature trees of certain varieties. In some areas, the disease is devastating the citrus industry. A successful solution to HLB will be measured in economics: citrus growers need treatments that improve tree health, fruit production, and most importantly, economic yield. The profitability of citrus groves is the ultimate metric that truly matters when searching for solutions to HLB. Scientific approaches used in the laboratory, greenhouse, or field trials are critical to the discovery of those solutions and to estimate the likelihood of success of a treatment aimed at commercialization. Researchers and the citrus industry use a number of proxy evaluations of potential HLB solutions; understanding the strengths and limitations of each assay, as well as how best to compare different assays, is critical for decision-making to advance therapies into field trials and commercialization. This perspective aims to help the reader compare and understand the limitations of different proxy evaluation systems based on the treatment and evaluation under consideration. The researcher must determine the suitability of one or more of these metrics to identify treatments and predict the usefulness of these treatments in having an eventual impact on citrus production and HLB mitigation. As therapies advance to field trials in the next few years, a reevaluation of these metrics will be useful to guide future research efforts on strategies to mitigate HLB and vascular bacterial pathogens in other perennial crops.
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- John Paul Kennedy
- U.S. Horticultural Research Laboratory, U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Fort Pierce, FL 34945
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center, Weslaco, TX 78596
- Texas A&M AgriLife Institute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture, Texas A&M AgriLife, College Station, TX 77843
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- Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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- U.S. Horticultural Research Laboratory, U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Fort Pierce, FL 34945
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- U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville, MD 20705
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- U.S. Horticultural Research Laboratory, U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Fort Pierce, FL 34945
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- Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
- Emerging Pests and Pathogens Research Unit, U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Ithaca, NY 14853
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Hosseinzadeh S, Heck M. Variations on a theme: factors regulating interaction between Diaphorina citri and "Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus" vector and pathogen of citrus huanglongbing. CURRENT OPINION IN INSECT SCIENCE 2023; 56:101025. [PMID: 36990150 DOI: 10.1016/j.cois.2023.101025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2023] [Revised: 03/20/2023] [Accepted: 03/20/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Diaphorina citri, the Asian citrus psyllid, is a vector of Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CLas), the causal agent of huanglongbing (HLB), the world's most serious disease of citrus. Owing to the relevancy and urgency of HLB research, the study of transmission biology in the HLB pathosystem has been a significant area of research. The focus of this article is to summarize and synthesize recent advancements in transmission biology between D. citri and CLas to create an updated view of the research landscape and to identify avenues for future research. Variability appears to play an important role in the transmission of CLas by D. citri. We advocate that it is important to understand the genetic basis for and environmental factors contributing to CLas transmission and how that variation may be exploited to develop and improve HLB control tactics.
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- Saeed Hosseinzadeh
- Plant Pathology and Plant Microbe Biology Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Plant Pathology and Plant Microbe Biology Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA; Emerging Pests and Pathogens Research Unit, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
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Mann M, Saha S, Cicero JM, Pitino M, Moulton K, Hunter WB, Cano LM, Mueller LA, Heck M. Lessons learned about the biology and genomics of Diaphorina citri infection with "Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus" by integrating new and archived organ-specific transcriptome data. Gigascience 2022; 11:6575386. [PMID: 35482489 PMCID: PMC9049105 DOI: 10.1093/gigascience/giac035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2021] [Revised: 01/16/2022] [Accepted: 03/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Background Huanglongbing, a devastating disease of citrus, is caused by the obligate, intracellular bacterium “Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus” (CLas). CLas is transmitted by Diaphorina citri, the Asian citrus psyllid. Development of transmission-blocking strategies to manage huanglongbing relies on knowledge of CLas and D. citri interactions at the molecular level. Prior transcriptome analyses of D. citri point to changes in psyllid biology due to CLas infection but have been hampered by incomplete versions of the D. citri genome, proper host plant controls, and/or a lack of a uniform data analysis approach. In this work, we present lessons learned from a quantitative transcriptome analysis of excised heads, salivary glands, midguts, and bacteriomes from CLas-positive and CLas-negative D. citri using the chromosomal length D. citri genome assembly. Results Each organ had a unique transcriptome profile and response to CLas infection. Though most psyllids were infected with the bacterium, CLas-derived transcripts were not detected in all organs. By analyzing the midgut dataset using both the Diaci_v1.1 and v3.0 D. citri genomes, we showed that improved genome assembly led to significant and quantifiable differences in RNA-sequencing data interpretation. Conclusions Our results support the hypothesis that future transcriptome studies on circulative, vector-borne pathogens should be conducted at the tissue-specific level using complete, chromosomal-length genome assemblies for the most accurate understanding of pathogen-induced changes in vector gene expression.
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- Marina Mann
- Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Boyce Thompson Institute, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- School of Plant Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
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- U.S. Horticultural Research Laboratory, Unit of Subtropical Insects and Horticulture, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Fort Pierce, FL 34945, USA
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- U.S. Horticultural Research Laboratory, Unit of Subtropical Insects and Horticulture, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Fort Pierce, FL 34945, USA
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- Indian River Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Fort Pierce, FL 34945, USA
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- Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.,Boyce Thompson Institute, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.,Emerging Pests and Pathogens Research Unit, Robert W. Holley Center, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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Pierson EA, Cubero J, Roper C, Brown JK, Bock CH, Wang N. ' Candidatus Liberibacter' Pathosystems at the Forefront of Agricultural and Biological Research Challenges. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2022; 112:7-10. [PMID: 35100014 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-12-21-0497-fi] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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- Elizabeth A Pierson
- Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-2133
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- Departamento de Protección Vegetal, Laboratorio Bacteriología, Centro Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA/CSIC), Madrid 28040, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, University of California-Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521
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- School of Plant Sciences, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721
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- United States Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Research Service, Southeastern Fruit and Tree Nut Research Station, Byron, GA 31008
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- Citrus Research and Education Center, Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Lake Alfred, FL 33850
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