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Nicotiana benthamiana: its history and future as a model for plant-pathogen interactions.
Molecular plant-microbe interactions : MPMI - 1 Aug 2008
Goodin Michael M, Zaitlin David, Naidu Rayapati A, Lommel Steven A
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Nicotiana benthamiana is the most widely used experimental host in plant virology, due mainly to the large number of diverse plant viruses that can successfully infect it. Additionally, N. benthamiana is susceptible to a wide variety of other plant-pathogenic agents (such as bacteria, oomycetes, fungi, and so on), making this species a cornerstone of host-pathogen research, particularly in the context of innate...
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