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 ...

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 ...

A trusted and essential resource for more than four decades, Laboratory Guide for Identification of Plant Pathogenic Bacteria returns in a fully updated fourth edition. This guide remains the most ...

Scientists have discovered that erucamide, a plant-produced fatty acid amide, disrupts the function of the bacterial injectosome—a syringe-like nanomachine that some pathogenic bacteria use to help ...

Ralstonia solanacearum in a potato plant. The bacterium destroys the vascular system in plants, causing them to succumb to wilt disease. (Credit: Amilcar Sanchez) Scientists at the University of ...

Researchers have demonstrated a technique for successfully encapsulating bacteria that can then be stored and applied to plants to improve plant growth and protect against pests and pathogens. The ...

This soil bacterium is recognised by the plant, which, following the release of a signal that spreads throughout all its organs, strengthens its defences against attack by pathogens. Bacillus produces ...

Aquaculture has become an essential contributor to global food security, yet it faces persistent threats from bacterial pathogens. Species such as Aeromonas, Vibrio, Pseudomonas, Streptococcus and ...

Salmonella bacteria can trick plants into opening pores (stomata) in their leaves so that the bacteria can get inside, making them difficult to remove. Professor Maeli Melotto, Department of Plant ...