A schematic depicting plant infection defense response (IMAGE)

Tokyo University of Science

A schematic depicting plant infection defense response

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The process of plant infection defense response recognizes molecular patterns of microbial origin and actively produces reactive oxygen species.

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Kazuyuki Kuchitsu from TUS

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