Insights into the Root Invasion by the Plant Pathogenic Bacterium Ralstonia solanacearum
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Plant Defence Responses Encountered by R. solanacearum
3. The Establishment of R. solanacearum In Vitro Inoculation Assays Paved the Way to the Study of the Early Stages of the Infection
3.1. Classic Soil-Drenching Assay
3.2. In Vitro Inoculation Assays and their Application to Observe Root Development during the Infection by R. solanacearum
4. Root Morphological Alterations upon R. solanacearum Inoculation
5. Root Transcriptome Reprogramming during R. solanacearum Infection May Contribute to Root Morphological Alterations
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Xue, H.; Lozano-Durán, R.; Macho, A.P. Insights into the Root Invasion by the Plant Pathogenic Bacterium Ralstonia solanacearum. Plants 2020, 9, 516. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9040516
Xue H, Lozano-Durán R, Macho AP. Insights into the Root Invasion by the Plant Pathogenic Bacterium Ralstonia solanacearum. Plants. 2020; 9(4):516. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9040516
Chicago/Turabian StyleXue, Hao, Rosa Lozano-Durán, and Alberto P. Macho. 2020. "Insights into the Root Invasion by the Plant Pathogenic Bacterium Ralstonia solanacearum" Plants 9, no. 4: 516. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9040516