MicrobiologybioRxiv
Root hair-endophyte stacking (RHESt) in an ancient Afro-Indian crop creates an unusual physico-chemical barrier to trap pathogen(s)
Walaa K Mousa, Charles Shearer, Victor Limay-Rios…·Manish N Raizada
The paper describes a novel plant defense mechanism in finger millet involving a bacterial endophyte that forms a physical barrier to trap and kill the pathogen Fusarium graminearum.
DOI 10.1038/nmicrobiol.2016.167