​Microbiome around Xanthomonas infection in tomato plants signposts scientists to the bacterium of its downfall

2. Kelly Teo Wan Ee - first author, PhD student

Source: Dr. Chua Kah Ooi

Scientists have uncovered a bacterium in the microbiome of tomato leaves that can be used to fight back against infection by Xanthomonas, a disease that poses a major challenge to tomato growers worldwide. 

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