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February 2008 Spotlight Articles Selected by the Editors of Plant Disease, Phytopathology, and Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions (MPMI) Phytopathology Editor’s PickNew insight into the mechanism by which the vascular pathogen, Eutypa lata, infects and causes disease is revealed by examining the grapevine wood polymers degraded and enzymes and secondary metabolites produced by the fungus. The results revealed a possible mechanism of disease tolerance in grapevine, and raised important new questions about fungal colonization of woody hosts. MPMI Editor’s Pick In the February issue of MPMI, Rico and Preston show that Pseudomonas syringae DC3000 is quite well adapted metabolically to the nutrients found in the apoplast of its host, tomato. Some other species and strains of Pseudomonas that grow on different hosts have quite different nutrient assimilation profiles. An online subscription is needed to access the full articles. Members of the media should contact Amy Steigman at mailto:asteigman@scisoc.org or +1.651.454.7250 for more information or to receive a copy of the full articles. Return to Plant Disease Interpretive Summaries Archive
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