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Open AccessIdentification of three new ‘Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum’ haplotypes in four psyllid species (Hemiptera: Psylloidea)
Eleven haplotypes of the bacterium, ‘Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum’, have been identified worldwide, several of which infect important agricultural crops. In the United States, haplotypes A and B are assoc...
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Open AccessThe chemosensory receptors of codling moth Cydia pomonella–expression in larvae and adults
Olfaction and gustation play critical roles in the life history of insects, mediating vital behaviors such as food, mate and host seeking. Chemosensory receptor proteins, including odorant receptors (ORs), gus...
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Bacteria
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Investigations of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1 toxin receptor structure and function
Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1 proteins are highly toxic to some species of lepidopteran larvae. Cry proteins act on the brush border membrane through a multi-step process. The process includes Cry1 c...