Horizontal gene transfer-mediated enhancement of gut antifungal defense facilitates host plant adaptation in an invasive pest
Summary: Invasive pests exploit adaptive mechanisms including horizontal gene transfer (HGT) to overcome environmental challenges. Here, we show that the invasive fall webworm Hyphantria cunea acquires a chitinase gene (HcuChiA) via HGT, facilitating adaptation to the novel host Metasequoia glyptost...
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2025-07-01
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| Series: | Cell Reports |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124725007417 |
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