Latex - a potential plant defense against microbes.
Trends Microbiol
; 32(3): 224-227, 2024 03.
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ABSTRACT
Laticifers - among the most common defensive reservoirs in plants - are hypothesized to benefit plant fitness by preventing microbes from entering wounds. I argue that while latex seals wounds, and can suppress microbial growth, direct evidence that these processes benefit plant fitness is scarce. I outline a roadmap for filling this knowledge gap.
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Plantas
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Trends Microbiol
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MICROBIOLOGIA
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2024
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