High Humidity Exacerbates Bacterial Disease in Plant Leaves (IMAGE)

Nara Institute of Science and Technology

High Humidity Exacerbates Bacterial Disease in Plant Leaves

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This photograph shows disease symptoms on Arabidopsis thaliana leaves infected with the bacterial pathogen Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato (Pst). After infection, plants were maintained for three days under either moderate humidity (left) or high humidity (right), showing more severe disease under high humidity.

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Assistant Professor Shigetaka Yasuda from Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Japan

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