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OOMYCETE PATHOGENESIS

Plant killers make the cut

Nature Microbiology volume 6, pages 975–976 (2021)Cite this article

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Oomycete hyphae slice plant surfaces with a knife-like cutting action to invade underlying host cells.

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Fig. 1: Biomechanics of contrasting host invasion strategies.

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