Blocking plant immune responses gives colonizing bacteria a competitive advantage

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Feb 19, 2025, 2:59 pm41 pts
A study led by scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research in Cologne has shown that the ability to suppress plant immune responses is shared among many of the bacteria that live on healthy plant roots. This trait stabilizes bacterial communities, known as the root microbiota, against…

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