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Genius Architect or Clever Thief—How Plasmodiophora brassicae Reprograms Host Development to Establish a Pathogen-Oriented Physiological Sink
18 Jun 2019
Abstract excerpt
When plants are infected by Plasmodiophora brassicae, their developmental programs are subjected to extensive changes and the resultant clubroot disease is associated with formation of large galls on underground tissue. The pathogen’s need to build an efficient feeding site as the disease progresses drives these changes, ensuring successful production of resting spores. This developmental reprogramming is an...
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