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PLANT IMMUNITY

One effector at a time

Bacterial pathogens have a multitude of effectors that target plant host cells and promote disease. A case is made for a new suspect, phytate, as a target of a novel phytase activity for a type III effector of Xanthomonas.

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Fig. 1: Scanning electron microscopy shows Xanthomonas in rice xylem.

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White, F.F., Jones, J.B. One effector at a time. Nature Plants 4, 134–135 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-018-0114-0

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