Soil bacteria plant bodyguards against fungal infections
The 'plant microbiome' in action
13-May-2011 -
With up to 33,000 ‘taxa’, plant roots are home to an unprecedentedly large diversity of bacteria. Some of these bacteria can function as a type of bodyguard for plants, protecting them against infection by harmful fungi. This is the result of research carried out by Wageningen UR, Utrecht ...
bacteria
DNA microarrays
fungi
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