Stage-specific and tomato-spotted wilt virus infection-induced changes in the salivary gland transcriptome of western flower thrips
Joshua B. Benoit, Sulley K. Ben-Mahmoud, Swapna Priya Rajarapu, Christopher J. Holmes, Samuel T. Bailey, Diane E. Ullman, Dorith Rotenberg
This study examines transcriptomic changes in the salivary glands of western flower thrips during tomato spotted wilt virus infection in larvae and adults, finding a more pronounced response in larvae.
bioRxiv · Aug 27, 2026 · PreprintMolecular Biology