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Oxalate production by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum deregulates guard cells during infection.
Plant physiology - 1 Nov 2004
Guimarães Rejane L, Stotz Henrik U
Abstract excerpt
Oxalic acid is a virulence factor of several phytopathogenic fungi, including Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Lib.) de Bary, but the detailed mechanisms by which oxalic acid affects host cells and tissues are not understood. We tested the hypothesis that oxalate induces foliar wilting during fungal infection by manipulating guard cells. Unlike uninfected leaves, stomatal pores of Vicia faba leaves infected with S....
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