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Is there a role for symbiotic bacteria in plant virus transmission by insects?

Authors :
Pinheiro PV
Kliot A
Ghanim M
Cilia M
Source :
Current opinion in insect science [Curr Opin Insect Sci] 2015 Apr; Vol. 8, pp. 69-78. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Jan 22.
Publication Year :
2015

Abstract

During the process of circulative plant virus transmission by insect vectors, viruses interact with different insect vector tissues prior to transmission to a new host plant. An area of intense debate in the field is whether bacterial symbionts of insect vectors are involved in the virus transmission process. We critically review the literature in this area and present a simple model that can be used to quantitatively settle the debate. The simple model determines whether the symbiont is involved in virus transmission and determines what fraction of the pathogen transmission phenotype is contributed by the symbiont. The model is general and can be applied to any vector-pathogen-symbiont interactions.<br /> (Published by Elsevier Inc.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2214-5753
Volume :
8
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Current opinion in insect science
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
32846684
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cois.2015.01.010