An AI model trained on large amounts of genetic data can predict whether bacteria will become antibiotic-resistant. The new ...

However, flagellin is possessed not only by pathogenic bacteria but also by those who are in commensal relationships with their plant hosts, who accommodate a diverse collection of microbes known ...

In several experiments, the wearable accurately identified the presence of hydrogen peroxide in groups of plants exposed to a ...

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 ...

The researchers determined that erucamide, an ancient and broad-spectrum plant defense metabolite, inhibits T3SS activity in ...

Secondary school students Misha Hegde and Mia Maurer are investigating whether special viruses, called bacteriophages, can be ...

A technique for integrating plant growth-promoting bacteria and agrochemicals for agricultural applications has been ...

“Bacterial pathogens live in the spongey air space inside a leaf, and that space is pretty dry,” Dangl said. Bacteria need moisture to grow but they can’t breach the cell wall to directly access the ...

In the unseen sphere of our vegetable gardens, plant pathogens including fungi, bacteria, nematodes, and viruses are ...

1 “The biogeography of this pathogen specifically is really important because there keep being new outbreaks which have led to epidemic situations all over the world,” said study coauthor Alexandra ...