About the Authors
- Steven M. Valles
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* E-mail: steven.valles@ars.usda.gov
Affiliation Center for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology, Agriculture Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA-ARS), Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
- David H. Oi
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Affiliation Center for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology, Agriculture Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA-ARS), Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
- Fahong Yu
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Affiliation Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Research, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
- Xin-Xing Tan
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Affiliation SeqWright, Houston, Texas, United States of America
- Eileen A. Buss
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Affiliation Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have the following conflicts: Dr. Tan is employed by SeqWright and was contracted to conduct the 454 sequencing. According to the Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities guidelines, Dr. Tan's contribution warrants co-authorship. However, this does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: SMV DHO EAB. Performed the experiments: SMV DHO XXT. Analyzed the data: SMV DHO EAB FY XXT. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SMV DHO EAB FY XXT. Wrote the paper: SMV DHO EAB FY XXT.