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. 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.