| Title |
Phytopathogen Lures Its Insect Vector by Altering Host Plant Odor
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Chemical Ecology, July 2008
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10886-008-9516-1 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Christoph J. Mayer, Andreas Vilcinskas, Jürgen Gross |
| Abstract |
Many phytopathogens that cause worldwide losses of agricultural yield are vectored by herbivorous insects. Limited information is available about the interactions among phytopathogens, host plants, and insect vectors. In this paper, we report that the cell wall-lacking bacterium Candidatus Phytoplasma mali can alter both the odor of its host plant (apple) and behavior of its vector, the univoltine psyllid Cacopsylla picta. Apple trees infected by this phytoplasma emitted higher amounts of beta-caryophyllene when compared to uninfected ones. Psyllids that had no previous contact with Ca. P. mali, as well as infected pyllids, are more attracted by volatiles emitted from phytoplasma-infected apple plants than from uninfected ones. Psyllids that had developed on infected plants without getting infected showed the opposite behavior. These results suggest that the pathogen modifies host plant odor that lures its vector to infected plants. This may result in higher numbers of transmitting vector insects within the population. |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 127 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 30 | 23% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 21 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 17 | 13% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 8 | 6% |
| Student > Bachelor | 8 | 6% |
| Other | 23 | 18% |
| Unknown | 23 | 18% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 85 | 65% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 8 | 6% |
| Environmental Science | 6 | 5% |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 2 | 2% |
| Mathematics | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 2 | 2% |
| Unknown | 26 | 20% |
Attention Score in Context
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