Natures wonders: Nematode detox (Introduction)

by David Turell @, Friday, April 04, 2014, 16:28 (3637 days ago) @ David Turell

"Plants defend themselves against infectious bacteria and fungi by releasing a storm of reactive oxygen species (ROS), which kill the invaders. But for the sugarbeet nematode (Heterodera schachtii), this defensive attack is actually the key to its success.
 
"Shahid Siddique and Christiane Matera from the University of Bonn in Germany have found that the nematode switches on plant genes that produce ROS. Without these molecules, the parasite cannot properly grow within its host. Their results are published today (April 3) in Science Signaling."-
http://www.the-scientist.com//?articles.view/articleNo/39628/title/Worm-Subverts-Plant-Attack/


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