Tomato bacterium neutralizes plant toxins (IMAGE)

Kyoto University

Tomato bacterium neutralizes plant toxins

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Four corresponding genes SpGH3-4, SpGH39-1, SpGH3-1, and SpGH3-3 jointly work to hydrolyze tomatine to tomatidine in the tomato rhizosphere.

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KyotoU Global Comms/Jake Tobiyama

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