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What is Pierce's Disease?

Pierce's Disease is a bacterial infection, which is spread by bugs that feed on grapevines, particularly the "glassy winged sharpshooter." Grapevines that become infected with PD can quickly become sick and die.

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UNDERSTANDING GLASSY-WINGED SHARPSHOOTER FEEDING: GENE EXPRESSION IN GLASSY-WINGED SHARPSHOOTER SALIVARY GLANDS AND MIDGUTS

  • Author(s): Backus, Elaine; Dang, P.; Habibi, Javad; Hunter, Wayne; Morgan, David;
  • Abstract: To better understand the dynamics of sharpshooter feeding, a gene expression library was made from specific tissues isolated from adult glassy-winged sharpshooter, GWSS, (Homalodisca coagulata) salivary glands and midguts. The putative proteins identified from these tissues are listed in the following table:GWSS Salivary Gland library.
  • Publication Date: Aug 2003
  • Journal: 2003 Pierce's Disease Research Symposium

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