May 7, 2024
Bacterial defence repurposed to fight blight

Bacterial defence repurposed to fight blight

Botrytis blight is a common disease of greenhouse crops (pictured), caused by the fungus Botrytis cinerea. Writing in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, Götze et al. report bacterial compounds that are strongly active against B. cinerea (S. Götze et al. J. Am. Chem. Soc. https://doi.org/jt2n; 2023).

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