Mauck, Kerry E.


Publications
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Hiding in Plain Sight: A Widespread Native Perennial Harbors Diverse Haplotypes of ‘Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum’ and Its Potato Psyllid Vector

Citation
Kenney et al. (2024). Phytopathology® 114 (7)
Names
“Liberibacter solanacearum”
Abstract
The unculturable bacterium ‘ Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum’ (CLso) is responsible for a growing number of emerging crop diseases. However, we know little about the diversity and ecology of CLso and its psyllid vectors outside of agricultural systems, which limits our ability to manage crop disease and understand the impacts this pathogen may have on wild plants in natural ecosystems. In North America, CLso is transmitted to crops by the native potato psyllid ( Bactericera cockerelli). Ho

Uncovering Symbionts Across the Psyllid Tree of Life and the Discovery of a New Liberibacter Species, “Candidatus” Liberibacter capsica

Citation
Kwak et al. (2021). Frontiers in Microbiology 12
Names
Ca. Liberibacter capsica Liberibacter
Abstract
Sap-feeding insects in the order Hemiptera associate with obligate endosymbionts that are required for survival and facultative endosymbionts that can potentially modify resistance to stress, enemies, development, and reproduction. In the superfamily Psylloidea, the jumping plant lice (psyllids), less is known about the diversity and prevalence of their endosymbionts compared to other sap-feeding pests such as aphids (Aphididae). To address this knowledge gap, using 16S rRNA sequencing we identi