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    Broad-spectrum resistance to bacterial blight in rice using genome editing

    Bacterial blight of rice is an important disease in Asia and Africa. The pathogen, Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo), secretes one or more of six known transcription-activator-like effectors (TALes) that bind s...

    Ricardo Oliva, Chonghui Ji, Genelou Atienza-Grande in Nature Biotechnology (2019)

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    Open Access

    Diagnostic kit for rice blight resistance

    Blight-resistant rice lines are the most effective solution for bacterial blight, caused by Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo). Key resistance mechanisms involve SWEET genes as susceptibility factors. Bacterial ...

    Joon-Seob Eom, Dang** Luo, Genelou Atienza-Grande, Jungil Yang in Nature Biotechnology (2019)