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Metatranscriptomic Analysis of Larval Guts from Field-Collected and Laboratory-Reared Spodoptera frugiperda from the South American Subtropical Region.

ABSTRACT: This is the first study to report a high-throughput approach integrating gene expression data from Spodoptera frugiperda guts and their associated metatranscriptomes. Our datasets provide information on the potential effects of environmental conditions on the expression profile of S. frugiperda larval guts, their associated metatranscriptome, and putative interactions between them.

SUBMITTER: McCarthy CB

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4505126 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Metatranscriptomic Analysis of Larval Guts from Field-Collected and Laboratory-Reared Spodoptera frugiperda from the South American Subtropical Region.

McCarthy Christina B CB Cabrera Natalia A NA Virla Eduardo G EG

Genome announcements 20150716 4

This is the first study to report a high-throughput approach integrating gene expression data from Spodoptera frugiperda guts and their associated metatranscriptomes. Our datasets provide information on the potential effects of environmental conditions on the expression profile of S. frugiperda larval guts, their associated metatranscriptome, and putative interactions between them. ...[more]

PMID: 26184938

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