Duckweed (Lemna minor) as a model plant system for the study of human microbial pathogenesis.

BACKGROUND: Plant infection models provide certain advantages over animal models in the study of pathogenesis. However, current plant models face some limitations, e.g., plant and pathogen cannot co-culture in a contained environment. Development of such a plant model is needed to better illustrate...

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Main Authors: Yong Zhang, Yangbo Hu, Baoyu Yang, Fang Ma, Pei Lu, Lamei Li, Chengsong Wan, Simon Rayner, Shiyun Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2963604?pdf=render