Identification and gene expression profiling of toll genes in the potato psyllid (Bactericera cockerelli) in response to ‘Candidatus liberibacter solanacearum’
The Toll signaling pathway is a key component of insect innate immunity, yet its role in hemipteran vectors and their interactions with plant pathogens remains poorly understood. The potato psyllid (Bactericera cockerelli), an important agricultural pest in the USA, transmits two haplotypes of ‘Candidatus Liberibacter...