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N-acetylcysteine in agriculture, a novel use for an old molecule: focus on controlling the plant-pathogen Xylella fastidiosa.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Muranaka Lígia S, Giorgiano Thais E, Takita Marco A, Forim Moacir R, Silva Luis F C, Coletta-Filho Helvécio D, Machado Marcos A, de Souza Alessandra A
Abstract excerpt
Xylella fastidiosa is a plant pathogen bacterium that causes diseases in many different crops. In citrus, it causes Citrus Variegated Chlorosis (CVC). The mechanism of pathogenicity of this bacterium is associated with its capacity to colonize and form a biofilm in the xylem vessels of host plants, and there is not yet any method to directly reduce populations of this pathogen in the field. In this study, we...
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