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SUBMITTER: Shapiro LR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3932477 | biostudies-literature | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Shapiro L R LR Seidl-Adams I I De Moraes C M CM Stephenson A G AG Mescher M C MC
Scientific reports 20140224
The dynamics of association between pathogens and vectors can strongly influence epidemiology. It has been proposed that wilt disease epidemics in cucurbit populations are sustained by persistent colonization of beetle vectors (Acalymma vittatum) by the bacterial phytopathogen Erwinia tracheiphila. We developed a qPCR method to quantify E. tracheiphila in whole beetles and frass and used it to assess pathogen acquisition and retention following variable exposure to infected plants. We found that ...[more]