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Functional foregut anatomy of the blue-green sharpshooter illustrated using a 3D model.
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Scientific reports [Sci Rep] 2021 Mar 22; Vol. 11 (1), pp. 6536. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Mar 22. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Sharpshooter leafhoppers (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Cicadellinae) are important vectors of the plant pathogenic bacterium Xylella fastidiosa Wells et al. (Xanthomonadales: Xanthomonadaceae). This pathogen causes economically significant diseases in olive, citrus, and grapes on multiple continents. Bacterial acquisition and inoculation mechanisms are linked to X. fastidiosa biofilm formation and fluid dynamics in the functional foregut of sharpshooters, which together result in egestion (expulsion) of fluids likely carrying bacteria. One key X. fastidiosa vector is the blue-green sharpshooter, Graphocephala atropunctata (Signoret, 1854). Herein, a 3D model of the blue-green sharpshooter functional foregut is derived from a meta-analysis of published microscopy images. The model is used to illustrate preexisting and newly defined anatomical terminology that is relevant for investigating fluid dynamics in the functional foregut of sharpshooters. The vivid 3D illustrations herein and supplementary interactive 3D figures are suitable resources for multidisciplinary researchers who may be unfamiliar with insect anatomy. The 3D model can also be used in future fluid dynamic simulations to better understand acquisition, retention, and inoculation of X. fastidiosa. Improved understanding of these processes could lead to new targets for preventing diseases caused by X. fastidiosa.
- Subjects :
- Animals
Citrus microbiology
Digestive System anatomy & histology
Hemiptera anatomy & histology
Hemiptera microbiology
Insect Vectors anatomy & histology
Insect Vectors microbiology
Olea microbiology
Vitis microbiology
Xylella pathogenicity
Digestive System ultrastructure
Hemiptera ultrastructure
Insect Vectors ultrastructure
Plant Diseases microbiology
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2045-2322
- Volume :
- 11
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Scientific reports
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 33753809
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-85954-4