Potato Infected with <i>Pectobacterium wasabiae</i> (IMAGE)

Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciencia

Potato Infected with <i>Pectobacterium wasabiae</i>

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The aspect of rotting tissue is due to the enzymes produced by the bacteria that degrade the cell wall of the vegetable cells.

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Rita Valente, IGC.

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