Parasitization by the wasp <it>Eretmocerus mundus </it>induces transcription of genes related to immune response and symbiotic bacteria proliferation in the whitefly <it>Bemisia tabaci</it>
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The whitefly <it>Bemisia tabaci </it>(Gennadius) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), and the viruses it transmits, are a major constraint to growing vegetable crops worldwide. Although the whitefly is often controlled using chemica...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-07-01
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| Series: | BMC Genomics |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/9/342 |