Transcriptional profiling of sweet orange leaves infected with Xanthomonas citri and Xanthomonas aurantifolii pathotype C

To compare the early transcriptional changes that occur in sweet orange leaves in response to Xanthomonas citri versus Xanthomonas aurantifolii pathotype C infection, plant leaves infiltrated with each bacterial pathogen were examined by RNAseq. Overall design: Plant leaves were infiltrated with each bacterial pathogen, or water as control, and RNA samples extracted at 24 and 48 h after bacterial inoculation were used to prepare the cDNA libraries for sequencing.