Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tomato wilting from bacterial infection - taniuntung/Shutterstock There could be many reasons why your tomato plant (Solanum ...

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How are bacterial pathogens able to effectively overcome plants' defense mechanisms? Researchers working with Professor Şuayb Üstün at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, have found a surprising answer ...

In the microscopic battlefield of plant-microbe interactions, plants are constantly fighting off invading bacteria. New research reveals just how clever these bacterial invaders can be. In the ...

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Using a novel experimental approach, Max Planck researchers have discovered a core set of genes required by commensal bacteria to colonize their plant hosts. The findings may have broad relevance for ...

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There could be many reasons why your tomato plant (Solanum lycopersicum) is turning brown, but let's hope it is not a bacterial infection! If it is, know what to look for so you can catch it early. It ...