PRJNA551311
Culex quinquefasciatus Transcriptome or Gene expression
The study of the mechanisms by which larvae of the Culex quinquefasciatus mosquito survive exposure to the entomopathogen Lysinibacillus sphaericus has benefited substantially from the generation of laboratory selected colonies resistant to this bacterium. One such colony, RIAB59, was selected after regular long-term exposure of larvae to the L. sphaericus IAB59 strain. This strain is characterized by its ability to produce the well known Binary (Bin) toxin, and the recently characterized Cry48Aa/Cry49Aa toxin, able to kill Bin resistant larvae. This study used a transcriptomic approach to identify novel molecules and pathways associated with survival of the RIAB59 larvae and the resistance phenotype.