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Open AccessFlavescence dorée phytoplasma enters insect cells by a clathrin-mediated endocytosis allowing infection of its insect vector
To perform its propagative and circulative cycle into its insect vector, the flavescence dorée phytoplasma invades different cell types. Clathrin-mediated endocytosis is used by a wide range of bacteria to inf...
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Open AccessInteractions between the flavescence dorée phytoplasma and its insect vector indicate lectin-type adhesion mediated by the adhesin VmpA
The flavescence dorée phytoplasma undergoes a propagative cycle in its insect vectors by first interacting with the insect cell surfaces, primarily in the midgut lumen and subsequently in the salivary glands. ...
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Minor cultures as hosts for vectors of extensive crop diseases: Does Salvia sclarea act as a pathogen and vector reservoir for lavender decline?
Stolbur is a phytoplasma disease affecting crops worldwide. The planthopper Hyalesthes obsoletus is the main natural vector of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma solani’ responsible of stolbur. In France, lavender (Lavandul...
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Open AccessDifferential expression of Spiroplasma citri surface protein genes in the plant and insect hosts
Spiroplasma citri is a cell wall-less, plant pathogenic bacteria that colonizes two distinct hosts, the leafhopper vector and the host plant. Given the absence of a cell wall, surface ...
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Open AccessHeterologous expression and processing of the flavescence dorée phytoplasma variable membrane protein VmpA in Spiroplasma citri
Flavescence dorée (FD) of grapevine is a phloem bacterial disease that threatens European vineyards. The disease is associated with a non-cultivable mollicute, a phytoplasma that is transmitted by the grapevin...
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Open AccessMolecular characterization of Coxiella burnetii isolates by infrequent restriction site-PCR and MLVA ty**
Coxiella burnetii, the causative agent of Q fever, has a wide host range. Few epidemiological tools are available, and they are often expensive or not easily standardized across laboratories. In this work, C. bur...